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- 1 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 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 2 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—14d adds
- 3 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 101Reads—Score—14d adds
- 4 Siheyuan: He Yuzhu Isn't a Pushover, So Don't Mess with Him 四合院何雨柱不是软柿子，别惹他 The tangled grudges and romances of the courtyard. He Yuzhu is framed by Xu Damao for stealing a chicken. Determined to break free from Qin Huairu's constant exploitation, he never expects that his younger sister, He Yushui, is a wicked woman too. Qin Huairu goes to He Yushui for help, only to be humiliated. Qin Huairu takes ruthless revenge on He Yushui. Xu Damao and his wife take ruthless revenge on He Yuzhu. Faced with the relentless revenge of a capitalist's daughter and son-in-law, He Yuzhu —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 5 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—14d adds
- 6 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—14d adds
- 7 Siheyuan: You Want Me to Persuade People to Be Good? 四合院：你让我劝人向善？ When Zhang Xiao woke up, he found himself in 1958. Sure, he was living at No. 95 Nanluoguxiang, but that was a small matter. With a chance to change his fate like this, he had to seize it! "Ding! Your System for Persuading People to Do Good has arrived." "?" Whenever I type a question mark, it's not because I'm the one acting weird. It's because I think you're acting weird. Charm +1 Charm +1 Charm +1 Yi Zhonghai: Zhang Xiao seems to be right, but maybe he's not. I should find someone to look aft —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 8 Dismantling the Retirement Gang from the Start in the Siheyuan 四合院开局废了养老团 My new work is here! Everyone is welcome to 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! —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 9 Siheyuan: I Came Back from the Army to Become a Team Leader! 四合院：退伍回来当队长！ —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 10 Siheyuan: From the Start, I Mastered Hunting Skills 四合院：开局领悟狩猎技能 Li Huaishan unexpectedly transmigrated into the world of the Siheyuan, and from the start, he found himself in a time of hardship, facing challenge after challenge. Fortunately, he gained two miraculous advantages: a pocket dimension and godlike comprehension. With his extraordinary comprehension, Li Huaishan quickly mastered hunting and fishing. While everyone else struggled to get by on bran and greens, worrying about where their next meal would come from, he was already enjoying a rich life o 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 11 Siheyuan: From Nobody to Tycoon, With a Houseful of Children 四合院：从老六到大亨，儿女成群 (Siheyuan Courtyard + Treasure Hunting + Ancient Tombs + Technology + Transmigrating with a Phone) Also known as: Siheyuan Courtyard: Opening the Door to Treasure Hunts and Beauties, Notes of an Antique Tycoon; Qin Huairu, Lou Xiao'e, Qin Jingru, Ran Qiuye, Yu Li... Every woman in the courtyard is an ex-girlfriend. Head north to the dense forests of Changbai, explore the ruins of Loulan in the west, sail south to sunken ships in the South Seas, and go east to Sakura Island for a good time... A t 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 12 Siheyuan: Exposing Yi Zhonghai's True Colors from the Start 四合院：开局曝光易中海真面目 [Siheyuan Courtyard + Exposing Secrets + Transmigration + System + Putting the Courtyard Busybody in Their Place + One Female Lead] After transmigrating to the 1960s, Lin Chen became one of the residents of Courtyard No. 95. With both parents dead and a mountain of debt left behind, all he had was his young brother and himself, still a minor. "The sky is falling!" As the debt collectors came knocking, Lin Chen was at his wits' end. Just as he was about to give up, he unexpectedly awakened a Syst —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 13 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—14d adds
- 14 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—14d adds
- 15 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—14d adds
- 16 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—14d adds
- 17 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—14d adds
- 18 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—14d adds
- 19 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—14d adds
- 20 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 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 21 Siheyuan: The Backbone of a Great Nation 四合院：大国胯轴子 Honoring the hopes of our elders: if you can't become a pillar of the nation, then at least be a good hip joint! After graduating, Lin Xuan resolutely goes to work at a steel mill. Only he knows the truth: it's not that this unworthy disciple lacks backbone. The System can only be activated at a steel mill and in a siheyuan! [System Activated] [Reward: A grand design bundle for kitchen appliances: a microwave, oven, washing machine, refrigerator, and air fryer.] As chaos erupts in the sihey 54Reads6.5Score—14d adds
- 22 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. 539Reads5.4Score—14d adds
- 23 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 —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 24 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—14d adds
- 25 Siheyuan: Jia Dongxu’s Life as Everyone’s Favorite 四合院：贾东旭的团宠生活 [Siheyuan + period drama crossover + low-conflict + plot changes + heavy industry + many female leads] Jia Dongxu, a mechanical engineering academician, unexpectedly transmigrates to the 1960s and activates the Beloved-by-All System. Starting as a second-grade fitter at the steel mill, he sets out on the path to building a great industrial nation... Jia Dongxu: “Qin Huairu, Lou Xiao’e, He Yushui, Yu Haitang, Ran Qiuyue, Ding Qiunan, Chen Xueru... All of you, show some restraint!” —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 26 Siheyuan: A Wonderful Life Begins with Silly Zhu 四合院：美好人生从傻柱开始 He transmigrates and becomes He Daqing. This time, he doesn’t run away. He Daqing stays in the courtyard house to raise his children, and he and the two kids go on to lead lives completely different from before. 196Reads5.5Score—14d adds
- 27 Siheyuan: He Daqing Slaps Silly Zhu in the Face from the Start! 四合院：何大清开局怒扇傻柱！ [Period setting + spatial dimension + farming + many children] He Daqing, a man in his sixties, transmigrates to 1951 and turns the tables on Yi Zhonghai, scheming to get him to provide a precious son. He arranges a wife and a job for his son, Silly Zhu, and gets him to fleece the old deaf lady. As for himself, he marries a pretty young wife. He has a warm home full of family, but a whole pile of trivial little troubles to fret over. 6.5kReads5.7Score21514d adds
- 28 Siheyuan: I Transmigrated as He Daqing and Beat Silly Zhu Every Day 四合院：穿越何大清，天天揍傻柱 [Teach Silly Zhu a Lesson] [Restore Family Values] [A Loving Father and Dutiful Son] I became Silly Zhu's biological father? And the System wants me to teach my son a lesson? Fine by me! After He Daqing returned from Baocheng, everything changed in the courtyard. Silly Zhu: Dad, please stop hitting me! I was wrong. I won't help the Jia family anymore. He Yushui: Good job, Dad! My silly brother always takes the outsiders' side! Qin Huairu: It's all He Daqing's fault. Silly Zhu won't even help the 1Reads—Score114d adds
- 29 Siheyuan: I’m He Daqing, and I Steal Qin Huairu Away 四合院：我，何大清，截胡秦淮茹 [Not a single heroine] [A little edge] [Slight plot changes] I heard Qin Huairu brings bad luck to her husbands, but He Daqing, who transmigrated right after visiting the Summer Palace, didn't think that was a big deal! Was He Yushui adopted? Is even Silly Zhu not his biological child? Who is Jia Dongxu's real father? P.S. The timeline has been changed, so please don't read if that bothers you. Other period dramas will be woven in later. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 30 Siheyuan: What If I Don’t Want to Choose? 四合院：不想选择怎么办 —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 31 Siheyuan: In 1990, the System Is 2024 四合院：人在90年系统2024 [Transmigration + Building Wealth] In 2024, Fu Zhen is 30 years old and has yet to make something of himself. By chance, he transmigrates to 1990. His mother is dead, his stepfather shows him no affection, and his younger sister is sickly. In other people's eyes, he's a jinx, a good-for-nothing, completely useless. After transmigrating, Fu Zhen draws on his knowledge of the future and blazes a trail forward... —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 32 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—14d adds
- 33 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—14d adds
- 34 Siheyuan: Want a Peaceful Retirement? Leave It to Me 四合院：想安生养老？看我的吧 At the Red Star Steel Plant, the hardworking and down-to-earth protagonist is a temporary worker in the logistics department. Despite facing discrimination, he presses on. After making a name for himself, he spearheads reforms in the department and overcomes fierce resistance to achieve success. In the courtyard, the selection of outstanding family members causes one uproar after another, as neighbors scheme against each other. The protagonist meets and falls in love with the female lead, a cler —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 35 Siheyuan: Natural Disaster? I'll Donate Food! 四合院：自然灾害？我捐粮食！ —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 36 Siheyuan: I Have an Equivalent Exchange Scale 四合院：我有等价天平 Su Jianguo transmigrates to the 1960s, to the Full of Birds Courtyard. His father works on the Two Bombs, One Satellite project, and Su Jianguo awakens the Equivalent Exchange Scale System, which lets him trade undervalued goods and labor from this era for an equivalent value in ration coupons, bundles of cash, and other items. From then on, Su Jianguo uses all sorts of sly tricks to keep squeezing undervalued goods out of the courtyard's scheming neighbors. As he grows rich, he also teaches the —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 37 Siheyuan: I'm Really Not Cao Cao 四合院：我真的不是曹贼 Industry’s jinx Cao Meng ruins every line of work he enters. He unexpectedly transmigrates into the world of Love in the Courtyard, only to discover that the original owner was also a transmigrator. For various reasons, the original owner had led a truly miserable life. After finally getting a System, he got so excited that he kicked the bucket on the spot… 12Reads—Score—14d adds
- 38 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—14d adds
- 39 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. 175Reads5.9Score—14d adds
- 40 Siheyuan: From the Start, Signing In to Get Three-Star Qin Huairu 四合院：开局签到三星秦淮茹 Li Ke transmigrates into a courtyard house? A three-star Qin Huairu experience card from the sign-in system? So, who is the father of Qin Huairu's second child? What has Yi Zhonghai singing and dancing all night, leaving him no time or energy to scheme against anyone? As all kinds of character experience cards appear, a chaotic courtyard house is in store. 8Reads—Score—14d adds
- 41 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—14d adds
- 42 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—14d adds
- 43 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—14d adds
- 44 Siheyuan: Reborn in 1958, I Rise from Purchasing Agent to Success 四合院：重生58从采购员崛起 [Everyday family life] [The ways of the world] [Heartwarming] [Farming] [Major national projects] Doctoral student Xia Chen transmigrates to No. 95 Nanluoguxiang. At eighteen, he unlocks the Fulu Cave Abode, where he can happily farm and predict good and bad fortune. Starting out as a purchasing agent at the steel mill, he builds his own earthly paradise in an era of scarce supplies, laying the groundwork for the rise of the Dragon Kingdom. When the spring breeze finally arrives, he will have ac 45Reads—Score—14d adds
- 45 Siheyuan: Taking Down Yi Zhonghai, Then Going After Qin Huairu 四合院：手撕易中海，再虐秦淮如 [Courtyard life, wish fulfillment, System, leveling up, the heavens, myriad worlds, face-slapping] Yang Jian transmigrates into the courtyard and binds himself to a sign-in System. Right from the start, I'm appointed factory director. My starting point is that high! Yi Zhonghai leads the workers in making trouble. I'll teach you a lesson without hesitation: pay cuts and suspension are waiting for you! Qin Huairu wants to get some food and meat out of me too? Sorry! You can't just take my things 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 46 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—14d adds
- 47 Siheyuan: My AI Girlfriend Is Qin Huairu 四合院：我的电子女友是秦淮茹 [Courtyard Compound + Virtual Girlfriend + Qin Huairu] My name is Zhang Wei. I’m 37, I don’t own a car or a house, and at last nobody’s pressuring me to get married. Lately, I’ve gotten hooked on a life-simulation game. Only, my virtual girlfriend is Qin Huairu. I thought it was just a game, until one day my virtual girlfriend gave me a token. I... I have a wife now. My name is Qin Huairu. I came to the city to marry Jia Dongxu, but he got injured. His mother says I bring bad luck to husbands, —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 48 Errand Hall's 36th Book 跑腿堂第36本书 By a twist of fate, He Yuzhu arrives in Love in the Courtyard. Along with him comes a sign-in System. He becomes the top man in charge. In an era when supplies are scarce, just imagine how much everyone wants a piece of him. Sign in on the pillars, at the factory, and in the outhouse. Sign-ins must be done everywhere. Raise chickens, ducks, fish, geese, and cows. Set up KTVs, pool halls, and pretty teaching assistants. Arrange it all. As for the noisy neighbors outside, Silly Zhu quiet —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 49 The Invisible Nobody in the Siheyuan 四合院的小透明 The golden finger space is all about doing as you please and following your heart. He even communicates with the organization directly, going from a homebody to cultivating a Daoist mindset. Zhao Jianguo transmigrated to a parallel world. Because he transmigrated incorrectly, he became detached from the world and barely registered in anyone's consciousness. He became a true nobody. Zhao Jianguo uses his own inconspicuousness to stir up trouble in the courtyard house. Beautiful women accompany hi 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 50 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 106Reads—Score—14d adds
