Novels like The Little Chef in the Siheyuan
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- 151 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
- 152 The Little Carpenter in the Siheyuan 四合院里的小木匠 Yang Song is both lucky and unlucky. Born in the countryside, he grew up in a poor household where hardship filled every corner. As far back as he can remember, his family was always arguing. Other families spent the New Year happily, setting aside their troubles for those few days if need be. But the Yang family was different. For over twenty years, they never had a peaceful New Year. As a result, Yang Song became withdrawn. Knowing what his family was like, he avoided many things, and grew int 174Reads6.2Score—14d adds
- 153 Transmigrating into a Period Novel, Starting in the Siheyuan 从四合院开始的年代文穿越 This novel starts in a traditional Beijing courtyard, but the story isn't confined to its walls. It makes up for the injustices in period dramas from different eras. The atmosphere isn't quite so hostile, but this isn't a story about playing everyone else's caretaker, either. He lies flat and takes things slowly at first to let the plot unfold, but later on, he rejoins the army and uses the System to develop and strengthen the nation! There's everyday life, there's war... 173Reads6.1Score—14d adds
- 154 Siheyuan: Starting by Saving Jia Dongxu 四合院从救贾东旭开始 198Reads5.6Score—14d adds
- 155 Siheyuan: The Gaode Navigation System 四合院之高德导航系统 When Zhang Shichu first arrives in the Siheyuan, he finds himself in the body of a police officer and discovers that a spy has taken his service pistol. He has to make up for his predecessor's mistake. Not only does he get his pistol back, he also catches the spy. From then on, the Jiaodaokou Police Station's tiger-leopard-eagle goofball squad begins its long pursuit of spies. A murderer who runs to the police station after killing his employer, criminals who bolt for the station, a System that 16Reads—Score—14d adds
- 156 Siheyuan: I Sent Jia Dongxu on His Way 四合院：我送走了贾东旭 I’m Xu Damao, and I’m here to support good people! Being reborn as Xu Damao was bad enough, but that damn System made him keep doing good deeds too! The thing was, while Xu Damao thought he was doing good, everyone else felt like he was getting them into trouble. Years later, Xu Damao had become a model citizen of the new era. But Yi Zhonghai, Silly Zhu, and the others trembled whenever they saw him! 514Reads6.8Score10214d adds
- 157 Those Years I Worked in HR at the Siheyuan and Did Anything but My Job 在四合院当人事不干人事的那些年 Last life, a lawyer. This life, a human resources manager! [System] + [One female lead] Lawyer Zhang, a smooth talker with impeccable manners, arrives at the beastly Four-Appliance Courtyard and begins enjoying the good life of this vibrant era. 14.9kReads8.2Score52114d adds
- 158 Reborn in the Siheyuan: My Technology Is Miles Ahead 重生四合院：我的科技遥遥领先 Hua Shengtian, who had died of rage in his previous life after being strangled by restrictions, was reborn in a new world of courtyard life. As he fought the beasts around him, he also led the Dragon Kingdom's technology far ahead of everyone else, putting the squeeze on other countries in turn. “Bald Eagle, you have to queue up to buy lithography machines. You know what a queue is, right?” “Red-Haired Bear, you want a five-axis machine tool? Trade me an aircraft carrier!” “Short-Legged Chicken, 151Reads5.7Score—14d adds
- 159 Siheyuan: I Owe All My Success to My Own Hard Work 四合院之我能成功全靠自己努力 Reporter: “Mr. Li, there are rumors that all your success today comes from living off women. What do you have to say about that?” Years later, when Li Bai was interviewed by a reporter, he replied, “Everything I’ve achieved today comes from my own hard work.” 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 160 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
- 161 Speedrunning the Siheyuan, Turning the Whole World Upside Down 速通四合院，浪翻全世界 If the System can provide you with mushroom bombs, why keep them around? Why not turn those Japanese devils into familiar faces? Once the thing raining down from the sky was no longer the Buddha’s Palm, no one dared steal Chinese cultural festivals. At that point, Li Xinmin realized just how wonderful the world was! 524Reads6.9Score—14d adds
- 162 Siheyuan: Save Silly Zhu, Bully the Beasts 四合院：拯救傻柱，欺负众禽 After drinking himself to death, Liu Jianye is reborn in Love in the Courtyard. From the start, he is on the brink of death, with Jia Zhangshi trying to seize his property deed. Only by outsmarting the courtyard’s scheming neighbors does he manage to get a foothold. Jia Zhangshi is outmaneuvered and detained. He helps He Yuzhu, berates Yan Bugui until he sees sense, and sends Yi Zhonghai to prison, turning the whole courtyard upside down. He keeps a low profile but acts boldly: developing new te 111Reads6.0Score—14d adds
- 163 Siheyuan: From the Start, I'm an Eighth-Grade Master Chef 四合院：开局八级厨师长 After transmigrating into the world of Love in the Courtyard, Lu Ming’an spent two years working hard and finally became the head chef in the canteen at the Red Star Steel Mill. That was exactly why Lu Ming’an, who had originally kept a low profile and stayed out of trouble, caught the attention of some of the courtyard’s no-good busybodies. 4Reads5.4Score—14d adds
- 164 Siheyuan: I Transmigrated in the Flesh and Started Out as an Unregistered Chef 四合院：肉身穿越从黑户厨子开始 Just when he thought he’d finally made it through college, he landed his first job, only to transmigrate in the blink of an eye into the world of the Siheyuan, where he became an unemployed drifter without household registration. Fortunately, he awakens a God of Cooking System. The food he makes actually glows, and at the highest level, it even gains special effects from the world of Toriko. From then on, Qin Huairu, Lou Xiaoe, and all the beauties in the Siheyuan world beg to marry him. He even 24Reads—Score—14d adds
- 165 Siheyuan: The Upright Young Gentleman 四合院：正直小郎君 Ye Jiutian gets an improper golden finger: every hug earns him experience. His wife hugs him and won’t let go, but she looks down on him, so he can only turn his attention to the other heroines. The golden finger can take the blame for my lecherous behavior. What does any of this have to do with me, Ye Jiutian? Ladies, I’m only giving you a hug. Why are you all taking this so seriously? Courtyard No. 95: All the heroines have been poached, and the men in the courtyard can’t find wives. They’re a 117Reads5.6Score—14d adds
- 166 Siheyuan: My Skills Level Up Automatically 四合院，我的技能自动升级 When Yang Yuan was reborn into the courtyard-house setting, he awakened an automatic-upgrade System. In just one month, he reached level eight as a fitter. His predecessor had fallen into the water and been rescued by He Yuzhu. To repay the favor, Yang Yuan warned the He siblings. Yi Zhonghai and Qin Huairu were calculating and cunning, and the siblings were no match for them. Reborn with knowledge of the plot, Yang Yuan could handle these nasty people with ease. He lived exactly as he pleased i —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 167 Siheyuan: The More They Scheme, the Better My Luck Gets! 四合院：越算计，我运气越逆天！ [System] [No harem] [No simping] [No making trouble] I transmigrate into a Siheyuan and awaken the Five Blessings System. My starting resources amount to half a moldy cornbread bun. But everything changes when the courtyard’s petty schemers and beasts start targeting me! Qin Huairu schemes against me, unlocking a rice production line! I get a factory job! My food and work problems are solved! Silly Zhu tries to beat me up, so I’m rewarded with a Strength Pill and a Swiftfoot Pill! I’m transforme 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 168 Siheyuan: A Lie-Flat Life Beginning in 1958 四合院：从58年开始的躺平生活 [If you have any thoughts or suggestions, please share them in the comments. I’m a new author, and I’m all about taking advice.] [Many details in this story have been revised. I hope my esteemed readers will offer plenty of guidance.] After transmigrating into Love in the Courtyard, he discovers it’s only 1958, and the story hasn’t even begun. Jia Dongxu hasn’t ended up hanging on the wall yet. Qin Huairu hasn’t grown into a white lotus, and Silly Zhu hasn’t been completely taken in. What kind 79Reads5.5Score27914d adds
- 169 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
- 170 Siheyuan: The Yan Family's Third Son Is a Master Schemer 四合院：阎家老三是个老六 Yan Jiekuang transmigrates to the world of the courtyard houses with an entire shopping mall. He starts by changing the Yan family, while also teasing the courtyard’s many miscreants, then slowly builds his fortune after the reforms and opening-up. 805Reads6.4Score10914d adds
- 171 Siheyuan: The Thief Saint Stole from My House? I Chopped Him Up 四合院：盗圣偷我家？反手剁了他 [Courtyard drama + System + slice of life + mild hostility] Lin Yang transmigrates to a courtyard and discovers that his family was an inconspicuous one that never appeared in the original story. It's just that... the characters in the story are still as beastly as ever. The “Holy Thief” is still the “Holy Thief.” He showed his true colors as a thief when he was only three! He steals from everyone he meets... never expecting to run into a hard case like Lin Yang. A group theft ends with one miss 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 172 Siheyuan: A Life of Extraordinary Achievements 四合院之成就非凡 System + transmigration + comedy + achievements Wei Zhitie transmigrates into Siheyuan. At a glance, everything has that familiar feel from Siheyuan novels, the familiar formula... Donate money to the Jia family? I'll make Jia Zhangshi lend money to me instead! Silly Zhu, what do you think? 409Reads6.2Score—14d adds
- 173 Siheyuan: Who Says Silly Zhu Can't Spot a Two-Faced Woman? 四合院：谁说傻柱不会鉴婊？ He transmigrates as Silly Zhu into the world of Love in the Courtyard, but unlike the characters in the original story, he isn't consumed by resentment. Instead, he decides to look at the everyday squabbles in the courtyard from every angle. When faced with moral blackmail and scheming, he'll firmly say no. Since he's already transmigrated, he's determined to live life on his own terms, change the relationships and plot in the courtyard, and write a very different courtyard story. 267Reads—Score—14d adds
- 174 The Bystander in the Siheyuan 四合院之旁观路人 Liu Pan'er unexpectedly finds herself inside the TV drama Love in the Courtyard, in the body of a widow who shares her name and lives next door to the male lead. At first, she doesn’t want to get involved in other people’s business, but trouble keeps finding her. As an ordinary bystander who loves a bit of gossip, she’d rather hear about everyone else’s troubles. She never expected that her arrival would already have changed several people’s fates. As the story strays further and further from it 126Reads—Score—14d adds
- 175 Soul Transmigration to the Sixties: The Soldier King Arrives at the Siheyuan 魂穿六零：兵王驾临四合院 Jin Zhong is stunned. He never expected that after dying on the secret front defending his country, he would return to that turbulent and magnificent decade, the 1960s. His soul transmigrates to the 1960s, where he takes the birds in hand, looks back on the upheavals of the times, and savors the everyday warmth of ordinary life. A generation's Soldier King falls, while the courtyard's God of War rises. The road of those years was fraught with storms. When it comes to stirring things up, leave it 827Reads7.2Score10014d adds
- 176 Qing Lingle's Eighth Book 青灵乐的第8本书 Jia Dongshuo transmigrates to a courtyard compound in 1963. Yan Bugui is always looking to take advantage of others, and ends up losing the big picture over a tiny gain. If you don’t mess with me, I won’t mess with you. If you do, I’ll pay you back a hundredfold. 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 177 Siheyuan: Silly Zhu's Secret Past 四合院：傻柱的秘密往事 [Everyday life + Food + Travel between two worlds + Changing the plot] His father abandoned his son and daughter and ran off with a widow. Sixteen-year-old Silly Zhu struggled to survive while caring for his seven-year-old sister, until the appearance of a mirror changed everything. From then on, Silly Zhu had a huge secret, and a lot of little secrets in his heart as well... 1.1kReads7.2Score—14d adds
- 178 Siheyuan: Reborn as Silly Zhu, I Grow Stronger by Watching the Drama 四合院：傻柱重生，吃瓜就变强 [System] + [Reborn] + [Pocket Dimension] The famous sucker Silly Zhu was eventually abandoned by the ungrateful lot and froze to death beneath a bridge. Then he was reborn. He even got a mysterious System: all he had to do was watch other people’s drama to grow stronger, and the System’s rewards would lead him to a comfortable life. It turned out that once he got away from those ungrateful ingrates, life could be this comfortable. Just thinking about that bunch of ingrates made He Yuzhu grit his 2kReads5.7Score10014d adds
- 179 Siheyuan: Rising Step by Step, Gun Aimed at the Beasts 四合院：我步步高升，枪指众禽兽 [Siheyuan] [System] [Feel-Good] [Punishing the Scoundrels] [High Aggression] [Hardcore] Li Feng transmigrated into a siheyuan, becoming a decisive veteran who had left the military. Back in the siheyuan, he was determined to avenge his parents! From the start, he’d drag Yi Zhonghai to the execution platform! He’d strip the deaf old lady of her state-supported welfare status! With the siheyuan’s scoundrels deprived of their two powerful protectors, wouldn’t they be at his mercy? 6Reads—Score—14d adds
- 180 Siheyuan: He Daqing, More Children, More Blessings 四合院：我何大清，多子多福 After being reborn, He Daqing complained that the White Widow was wasting money. Her grown son shoved him into a wall, killing him. A modern man who was reborn as He Daqing merged with him. He Daqing successfully activated the Moral Correction System. Whenever he steps in to teach someone with serious moral failings a lesson, he receives a wealth of System rewards! After waking up, He Daqing dumped the White Widow and left her family, who had been leeching off him and treating him like a parasit 640Reads5.8Score—14d adds
- 181 Siheyuan: He Yuzhu, the Billionaire 四合院：大富豪何雨柱 After transmigrating as He Yuzhu, he finds himself in a time when He Daqing hasn’t yet run off with the White Widow, Jia Dongxu isn’t married, Yi Zhonghai isn’t yet a level-eight fitter, Xu Damao hasn’t married Lou Xiao'e, and Yan Jiecheng and Liu Guangqi are still bachelors... Watch He Yuzhu take over the courtyard and live life exactly as he pleases! 1.1kReads—Score—14d adds
- 182 Siheyuan: My Wife Is the King of the Underworld 四合院之我的老婆是冥王 In this strange world that blends Siheyuan, Love Apartment, and Ferry of Souls, the protagonist Wang Yi possesses a mysterious System. After arriving at Siheyuan and checking in, he unexpectedly wins the affection of the King of the Underworld. From then on, Wang Yi and the King of the Underworld, who takes the form of Wang Cha, embark on a fantastical and romantic journey. They meet all sorts of interesting people in Siheyuan and share many joyful and moving moments. At Love Apartment, he meets 43Reads—Score—14d adds
- 183 Siheyuan: I Snatched Qin Huairu and Faked a Wedding to Bring Good Fortune 四合院：截胡秦淮茹，假婚冲喜 Li Jun transmigrates into a courtyard house, only to discover from the start that he has terminal cancer and is about to die. What a truly brutal start. Luckily, he gets a sign-in System and turns his fate around. Qin Huairu marries him in a sham wedding to bring him good luck? But she has other motives. Jia Dongxu: “Mom, it’s been so long. Why hasn’t that sickly guy kicked the bucket yet? What if he’s bullying Huairu?” Jia Zhangshi: “Son, that sickly guy is definitely just having a last burst o 49Reads—Score—14d adds
- 184 Siheyuan: So What If Xu Damao Has a Long Face? 四合院之我许大茂脸长怎么了？ (System + pocket dimension + multiple women + shameless behavior + plot changes + hilarious twists) What do you do when you wake up as Xu Damao? That’s right, Xu Damao, the horse-faced man from the courtyard who can’t have children. Xu Damao, a “three-nothing loser” from the twenty-first century, says he isn’t panicking at all. (Three-nothing means no car, no house, and no savings.) Xu Damao thinks the original Xu Damao had it much better than he did, so transmigrating into his body is like gett 91Reads—Score—14d adds
- 185 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
- 186 Siheyuan: From the Start, a Driver and a True Veteran 四合院：开局驾驶员，绝对老司机 [Siheyuan] [Harem] [Scheming] [Criminal Investigation] In 1961, Lin Weidong transmigrates and becomes a level-seven driver at the Third Steel Rolling Mill. Who says a driver can only drive? He refuses to play by the rules. He's here for just three things: making money, making money, and, well, making money! What about everything else he gains? That's just a bonus! Exactly. P.S. The author isn't good at writing blurbs, so please read the story. 138Reads—Score—14d adds
- 187 Are They All Beasts in the Siheyuan? They're Clearly Good People 四合院里都是禽兽？明明都是好人 He lived on modern-day Blue Star, but transmigrates into the world of the courtyard and becomes He Yuzhu’s father, He Daqing! A doomsday survival System? System, are you sure you’ve got this right? Who’s this eighteen-year-old girl? Qin Huairu, of course. He has a son and a daughter, as well as this big house. Who’s the Widow Bai? No idea. 258Reads5.9Score—14d adds
- 188 Siheyuan: A Different He Yuzhu 四合院之不一样何雨柱 A five-star hotel chef from the 21st century dies suddenly after a night of heavy drinking and transmigrates into Silly Zhu in Love in the Courtyard. He combines the culinary skills of both his lives, making use of the hotel storeroom he brought with him when he transmigrated and his familiarity with the plot. First, he deals with Yi Zhonghai, then refuses to keep fawning over Qin Huairu. See a different Silly Zhu bring a different story to the courtyard. 923Reads8.2Score11914d adds
- 189 Siheyuan: You Dare Kick Me? Don't Blame Me for Playing Dirty 四合院，敢踹我，别怪我下手黑了 After transmigrating into a Siheyuan, the protagonist finds that the original owner's family consists of just one person, who is also seriously ill. The Jia family, Yi Zhonghai, and others come to prey on the household. After the protagonist transmigrates into the body, he first sends Jia Dongxu to his death. Yi Zhonghai, Silly Zhu, Qin Huairu, and everyone else each get what they deserve… 7.2kReads6.1Score25814d adds
- 190 Siheyuan: Don't Mess with the Security Department 四合院：保卫科的不好惹 Lin Yuan transmigrates into the body of a poor, helpless young man in a courtyard compound. After becoming the family’s only surviving son, he finds himself surrounded by vultures eager to suck him dry. But now Lin Yuan works for the Security Division. Let’s see who dares come after him!!!! 3.5kReads6.8Score19314d adds
- 191 Siheyuan: No More Needless Stress, I'll Fall Out with You to Your Face 四合院：拒绝内耗，有事直接翻脸 [Siheyuan + No Saintly Protagonist + No Harem + Pocket Dimension + Steady Development] Lin Mu wakes up to find he has transmigrated into a Siheyuan full of scoundrels, where everyone is shunning him! Lin Mu looks at the piles of grain, gold, and jewelry in the space inside his mind, then at the courtyard residents, all thin and sallow. You used to ignore me? Now I'll slap you right across the face! No more exhausting myself over petty drama. If there's a problem, I'll fall out with you on the sp 359Reads5.3Score—14d adds
- 192 Siheyuan: Widow Qin's Reputation Is in the Gutter! 四合院：秦寡妇名声臭了！ He transmigrates into the Siheyuan and becomes a reporter? Yi Zhonghai brings the widowed Qin to his door to borrow money? Great! Yi Zhonghai, don't blame me for exposing your true nature! I'll get you in the papers and make you a famous man throughout the capital! 312Reads5.4Score—14d adds
- 193 Siheyuan: It All Starts at the Fundraising Assembly 四合院：从捐钱大会开始 Su Xiangyang transmigrates into a courtyard house and awakens a Wool-Harvesting System. Every time he takes advantage of the courtyard's scheming residents, he earns a reward. Just then, a donation drive is held, and the residents pressure him relentlessly. Su Xiangyang says, “You want me to donate? Just watch me fleece the whole lot of you!” He gives a slight smile and knocks on Silly Zhu's door. 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 194 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
- 195 Siheyuan: Starting by Winning Over the Qin Huairu Sisters 四合院：从收服秦淮茹姐妹开始 The protagonist transmigrates back to a courtyard compound. He becomes He Yuzhu. Lou Xiao'e is still married, Qin Huairu is still taking advantage of him, and Qin Jingru is still waiting to be fed. He Yushui isn’t his biological sister, while Yu Li and Teacher Ran each have their own secrets. This is a sure-win deal. 1.7kReads6.0Score10014d adds
- 196 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
- 197 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! 38Reads—Score—14d adds
- 198 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
- 199 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—14d adds
- 200 Siheyuan in Nanluoguxiang Alley 南锣鼓巷四合院 He wakes up in Courtyard No. 95 on Nanluoguxiang, surrounded by a flock of schemers. What’s there to fear? This guy has a System. Trying to leech off him? Ever seen a fist as big as a cooking pot? (System turns dark + island survival + self-interest + no moral compass or ethics + family squabbles + won’t ruthlessly kill characters from the original plot) 724Reads5.3Score—14d adds
