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- 151 Siheyuan: A Treasure Bowl from the Start 四合院：开局一个聚宝盆 Lin Guoqiang falls into a treasure basin, and it produces a hundred copies of him. A banknote falls in, and a hundred banknotes come out. A gold necklace falls in, and a hundred gold necklaces come out. —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 152 Reborn in the Siheyuan, I Turned Out to Be a Nobody 重生四合院，我竟然是个路人甲 A new story is here! Come read my work 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! 33Reads—Score—Shelves
- 153 Siheyuan: Sending Xiaodang Away from the Start 四合院：开局送走了小当 Ancestor of the Dao (Granny Deaf) Three Venerables Who Rule Heaven and Earth (the three uncles) Necromancer Supreme (Jia Zhangshi) Twelfth-Grade Pure World White Lotus (Qin Huairu) Guardian War God (Silly Zhu) Ancestor of Yin and Yang (Xu Damao) The legendary thief saint whom even the Immortal-Slaying Sword Formation couldn’t kill (Bang Geng) And so on... Powerful? A handful to deal with? No! To Cao Chenghuan, these people are all leeks ready to be harvested! 173Reads5.1Score—Shelves
- 154 Siheyuan: An Unexpected Visitor 四合院之意外来客 Maybe your life isn’t wonderful, but it’s not all that bad either. An unexpected visitor arrives in the Siheyuan. Watch as he carves out a different path through this turbulent era. The early story focuses mainly on building his future, and he gradually becomes part of life in the Siheyuan. 21Reads5.5Score—Shelves
- 155 Siheyuan: Sign-In Helps Technology Soar 四合院：签到助力科技腾飞 Qin Feng was a modern-day wage slave, drained by work and trapped in a life of mechanical repetition. After working overtime one night, he collapsed on a roadside bench. When he opened his eyes again, he had transmigrated to a lively courtyard-house world. Just as he stood there, completely bewildered, a cold mechanical voice sounded in his mind: the Sign-In System had activated. For his first sign-in, he received 500 yuan in general currency from the 1950s and 50 industrial coupons. In those da 612Reads—Score—Shelves
- 156 Siheyuan: From the Start, Everything Went Wrong, and I'm Jia Fugui 四合院：天崩开局，我是贾富贵 This novel blends several dramas, including The Story of the Courtyard, with wuxia, high martial arts, fantasy, and primordial-world elements. It’s absolutely not one of those stories that only focus on pointless bickering and contrived drama. If that bothers you, don’t read it! Jia Fugui speaks in a rather crude, down-to-earth way. He is neither a sanctimonious do-gooder nor a hypocrite. He stands by what he does and handles love, hate, and grudges in his own way. If you’re only here for a laug —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 157 Siheyuan: I'm a Fearless Little Whirligig from Beiping 四合院：我北平小陀螺超勇的 Oh, the horror! After finally transmigrating, I ended up as that little spinning top from Beiping who can't go a day without getting slapped across the face! After finally finding a sister-in-law to share a little bedroom expertise with, she tells me her name is Jia Zhangshi!!! 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 158 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
- 159 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
- 160 Siheyuan: From the Start, I’m a Vegetable, and I Send the Old Man to Jail 四合院：开局植物人，送大爷进局 He transmigrated into the body of Meng Haiyang, who had been in a vegetative state. People would stop at nothing to seize the Meng family home. They wanted his younger sister to marry Silly Zhu and planned to send him back to the countryside. Then he woke up! You three old men, sorry, but you're going to the station! And you lot, too… 60Reads5.2Score—Shelves
- 161 Siheyuan: I, He Yuzhu, Have Ambitions Too! 四合院：我何雨柱也是有追求的！ He transmigrates into the world of Love in the Courtyard and becomes He Yuzhu. The original He Yuzhu was groomed by First Master to look after him in his old age and was exploited by Qin Huairu. He gave everything to that courtyard full of beasts and ended up alone. If kindhearted Lou Xiao'e hadn't left him a child, He Yuzhu wouldn't even have had an heir. Even after receiving Lou Xiao'e's support, he still helped the other residents, making sure they all lived well. But what did he get in the e 232Reads—Score—Shelves
- 162 Siheyuan: How Did You All End Up Behind Bars? 四合院：你们怎么都进去了？ A food delivery guy who has been bestowed with the imperial yellow robe has his soul transported into The Courtyard. What? Moral blackmail? How can you blackmail someone with something that doesn’t exist? I just want to tend my fields in peace... If you’re unhappy, that just makes me happy... 78Reads—Score—Shelves
- 163 Siheyuan: From Fighting the Japanese to Joining Bureau 749 四合院：从抗日到进入749局 After Bo Ying’s soul transmigrates into another body, he gains the ability to travel through time and space twice, along with an immense storage space. By transmigrating through time and space, he acquires soldiers and supplies. How will he face the challenges ahead? 7Reads—Score—Shelves
- 164 Siheyuan: My Luck Is Off the Charts, So I’m Invincible 四合院：运气爆棚的我无敌了 Wu Chuan transmigrated to a courtyard house in the 1950s. When he woke up, he found Qin Huairu lying beside him. After awakening his Luck System, he began an invincible life. … “Mr. Wu, please come to the Ministry of Industry. We need talented people like you.” “Dr. Wu, our Peking Union Medical College Hospital needs you.” “Xiao Wu, as long as you don’t leave, you can be the factory director!” Wu Chuan said, “Sorry, I want all of it.” 289Reads5.5Score—Shelves
- 165 Siheyuan: I Get Rich by Making My Neighbors Cry 四合院：我靠坑哭邻居，发家致富 After an accident sends Lin Yang transmigrating into the world of Love in the Courtyard, he gains the strongest grudge System from the start. As long as he collects resentment, he gets a chance to draw a prize. Jia Zhangshi falsely accuses Lin Yang of stealing a chicken from the factory, then makes a scene and calls the security department to arrest him. Sorry, I bought the chicken. The one who stole it was your grandson Banggeng. As Banggeng is hauled off to the police station, Jia Zhangshi wee 2Reads—Score—Shelves
- 166 Period Drama Crossover: My Vicious Stepmother 年代综影：我那恶毒的后妈 50Reads—Score—Shelves
- 167 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—Shelves
- 168 Siheyuan: From the Start, I Reported Yi Zhonghai for Robbery 四合院：开局举报易中海抢劫 Zhang Xiaofan accidentally transmigrates into Love in the Courtyard, a world that seems ordinary but is steeped in social complexities, only to find himself in a terrible situation from the start. His predecessor had risked life and limb to hunt down a huge wild boar, a rare catch that should have improved his family's life. But at that moment, the ugliness of human nature was laid bare. Yi Zhonghai joined forces with a group of people from the courtyard and, relying on their numbers, openly sei 112Reads—Score—Shelves
- 169 Siheyuan: Beat Silly Zhu Senseless, Then Move Out 四合院：暴打傻柱后，再搬出去 [Moves out of the courtyard + beats up Silly Zhu + tears into all the beasts + won't suck up to anyone!] He Yufei transmigrated and became Silly Zhu's younger brother. From the start, Silly Zhu began swindling He Yufei out of his wages. “He Yufei, didn't I tell you I'd collect your wages? I need to buy fatty meat for Sister Qin today, so hand over the money!” He Yufei: “Go to hell!” Silly Zhu: “He Yufei, I'm your big brother. The eldest brother is like a father, understand? How dare you curse at 3.1kReads5.8Score103Shelves
- 170 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—Shelves
- 171 Siheyuan: After Snatching Qin Huairu, I Couldn’t Be Happier 四合院：截胡秦淮茹后，我赢麻了 Cao Kun transmigrates to a Siheyuan in 1951 and awakens the Match-Stealing System. He happens to catch Qin Huairu and Jia Dongxu on their blind date. What’s there to say? He swoops in and steals her away, then has Qin Huairu take her place at the steel mill while he lies flat. After that, he spends his days with clothes handed to him and meals served at his table, waking naturally after a good night’s sleep and enjoying an incredibly comfortable life. 307Reads5.3Score—Shelves
- 172 Siheyuan: The Security Office's Iron Fist Is No Joke 四合院：保卫处铁拳不是开玩笑 Yang Zi, a modern-day office worker, transmigrated into the world of the Courtyard. From the start, he took up the post of head of security at the Red Star Steel Plant in the capital. Just as Yang Zi seemed to have reached the pinnacle of life, a twist of fate landed him in the notorious Beastly Courtyard. With a modern way of thinking, Yang Zi just wanted to live his own life and stay out of the courtyard's affairs. But the courtyard's beasts thought he would be easy to bully. See how transmigr 152Reads—Score—Shelves
- 173 Siheyuan: After My Sign-In, They're All Good Neighbors 四合院：我签到后都是好邻居 Lin Yu accidentally transmigrates to a Siheyuan in the 1960s, arriving destitute and down on his luck. Then fortune smiles on him: he activates a sign-in System, and his life changes. Xu Damao makes things difficult for him, Widow Qin schemes against him, and the First Master tries to win him over, but Lin Yu uses his wits and the System to overcome one crisis after another. His sign-in rewards teach him carpentry, and he starts a business, gradually building his wealth. He stays true to himself —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 174 Siheyuan: Yan Jiefang's Happy Life 四合院：阎解放的快乐生活 Yan Jiefang was an up-and-coming entrepreneur of the new era, a model employee at an outstanding company. During a business reception at a karaoke club, a bolt from the blue struck him down, and he died an untimely death. By a twist of fate, he transmigrated into a character of the same name from a classic Siheyuan TV series: a repeat student who had finally graduated after years of being held back, and something of a layabout. Though Yan Jiefang, a successful man in his own way, had no desire t —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 175 Siheyuan: Silly Zhu Is Reborn, and the Whole Lot of Beasts Will Suffer! 四合院：傻柱重生让众禽兽遭殃！ In 1962, He Dong transmigrated into the body of Silly Zhu, a cook in the Red Star Courtyard, and began a very different life of revenge. The scoundrels in the compound kept trying to take advantage of Silly Zhu. Not a chance! He fired right back, and even used his fists to make his point. Not one of the scoundrels who had bullied Silly Zhu in his past life would get away! Silly Zhu schemed to have Yi Zhonghai sent to prison, Qin Huairu even had to pay him money, and Jia Zhangshi was slapped in f —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 176 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) 733Reads5.3Score—Shelves
- 177 Moving Out of Siheyuan: A Truck Driver’s New World 搬出四合院从卡车司机开始新世界 (Moving house + period setting + multiple TV and film worlds + multiple heroines + self-interest + no wasting breath on beasts + flexible timeline) Su Ping transmigrates into a combined world of courtyard-house dramas and period films. Fate has blessed him with plenty of romantic prospects, but he is just a poor driver. At a loss as to how to start his new life, he spots a girl stealing coal from his truck... Catch the thief... Hey, what are you grabbing?... You hooligan... 189Reads—Score—Shelves
- 178 Wang Gang in the Siheyuan 四合院里的王刚 4Reads—Score—Shelves
- 179 Siheyuan: I'm a One-Cent Tycoon from the Start 四合院：我，开局就是一分钱大亨 In a bustling Beijing courtyard in the 1950s, a modern rich heir unexpectedly transmigrates back to an era of scarcity. At twenty-five, Jiang He loses his money and status overnight. To survive in a world where his neighbors scheme and covet what little there is, he has to rely on a mysterious System's ability to buy items for a penny. From the calculating elder Yi Zhonghai to the quick-witted, cunning widow Qin Huairu, everyone in this hutong has an agenda of their own. Dirt-poor Jiang He must 2Reads—Score—Shelves
- 180 Siheyuan: He Yuzhu’s Different Life 四合院：何雨柱别样人生 He Yuzhu actually transmigrates, going straight back to 1950 and the courtyard, where he becomes his younger self, not yet toyed with by fate, but still facing the prospect of being abandoned by his father, He Daqing. Only 15 years old and still an apprentice at Hongbin Restaurant, he refuses to repeat the path of his previous life. So He Yuzhu makes a shocking decision: he sits the first college entrance exam in 1952 and gets into university, embarking on a life completely different from his pr 505Reads—Score—Shelves
- 181 Siheyuan: I, He Yuzhu, Can Travel Back and Forth 四合院：我，何雨柱可以来回穿梭 An idle young man transmigrates into the role of He Yuzhu in the novel The Birds Are Full in the Courtyard. Unlike the character in the original story, this He Yuzhu has a powerful System. By completing missions, he can not only travel back to the modern era, but also use the differences in supplies between the two eras to get rich with ease. He Yuzhu had only wanted to live a quiet life, but he discovers that some people in the courtyard are always trying to take advantage of him. Faced with th 52Reads—Score—Shelves
- 182 Siheyuan: Reborn as Silly Zhu's Younger Brother, Starting a Family from the Start 四合院：重生傻柱亲弟，开局就家 He Yushen unexpectedly transmigrated into the world of Love in the Courtyard, setting the wheels of fate in motion. He transferred to a job as a driver, a highly coveted position in those days. With a steady income and relatively easy working conditions, he stood out in the courtyard. But that distinction also drew jealousy and envy. Especially after Yi Zhonghai stirred things up, Silly Zhu made an unreasonable demand of him: “You're my biological brother. Hand over your wages so we can spend th 7Reads—Score—Shelves
- 183 Siheyuan: A Relaxed and Happy Life 四合院：轻松愉快的生活 (A laid-back story) + (A female lead) + (No hostility) The protagonist just wants to have fun and enjoy each day. There’s no need for all that hostility. The protagonist stirs things up behind the scenes and enjoys the show. 3Reads—Score—Shelves
- 184 Siheyuan: I Have a Wife from the Start 四合院：开局就有老婆了 When Lin Xiaofang wakes up, he finds himself transmigrated into Love in the Courtyard, a world full of everyday warmth but also endless conflicts. Waiting for him is a huge mess left behind by his predecessor. Lin Xiaofang is utterly exasperated, and even feels like cursing the original owner as a “thing worse than an animal.” But then he thinks it over and realizes the man may have had a bit of “good fortune” after all. After all, the original owner already has a wife and an adorable daughter. 7Reads—Score—Shelves
- 185 Siheyuan: I Make Short Work of All Those Pests 四合院：轻轻松松虐众禽 Shen Fei transmigrates into the world of the Siheyuan and binds to the Negative Emotion Value System. He can collect other people’s negative emotion points, and once they reach ten thousand, he gets a draw. Draws earn him prizes that can make his life better! Shen Fei gives a cold smile. So this is a license to torment the miserable lot in this courtyard? He won’t show these scoundrels any mercy. He’s a professional at making their lives miserable! The original owner was killed by Bang Geng and —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 186 Siheyuan: I, He Yuzhu, Transmigrate Fifty Years into the Future 四合院：我，何雨柱穿越50年 He Yuzhu never imagined he would transmigrate into the world of the Courtyard, let alone become the He Yuzhu everyone was always taking advantage of. Even more surprising, he arrived unusually early, in the winter of 1950. It was a pivotal year: the year He Daqing cruelly abandoned He Yuzhu and his sister. He Yuzhu was only fifteen, barely more than a child, while his little sister, He Yushui, was just five and knew nothing of the world. Their father left them behind without mercy, and it’s easy —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 187 Siheyuan: My Invincible System Is a Master of Shenanigans 四合院：我的无敌系统超会整活 After an unexpected transmigration, Cao Zhongjing arrived in a lively, conflict-ridden courtyard world, where fate took a sudden turn: he activated an invincible System. From that moment on, the peace of the courtyard was shattered, and everything began changing in utterly unexpected ways. Qin Huairu, once gentle and timid, underwent a sudden change under Cao Zhongjing's subtle influence. She rounded on Jia Zhangshi and roared, “Jia Zhangshi, listen up! From now on, you’d better behave yourself —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 188 Siheyuan: Mess with Me? I’ll Expose Granny Deaf’s Fake Welfare Status 四合院：惹我？揭穿聋老太假五保 [Courtyard house, feel-good story, power-ups, System, taking down scoundrels] Ye Dong transmigrated into a courtyard compound and bound himself to an Invincible System. He was destined to rise above the rest! Qin Huairu turned on her bloodsucking white-lotus act! I’m not Silly Zhu, and that trick won’t work on me! Jia Zhangshi extorted and insulted people at the drop of a hat. I’ll report you to the security office and send you to prison for life. Then I’ll deal with the Thieving Saint, Banggeng 2Reads—Score—Shelves
- 189 Siheyuan: A Farce of Greed and Rivalry 四合院：众禽逐利闹剧 In 1952, Luo Xiaoqing transmigrated into a courtyard house. An orphan separated from his parents during the war, he had drifted through the streets until an ordinary resident took him in as a son. He was also engaged to Qin Huairu. But Yi Zhonghai deliberately interfered, allowing Jia Dongxu to steal his bride, then joined forces with the neighbors to make life miserable for Luo Xiaoqing and his family. He became the poorest and most miserable bachelor past his prime in the entire compound. Ever —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 190 Back to the Siheyuan in 1962 1962重回四合院 This story has no System and no pocket dimension. In the snowy depths of winter, He Yuzhu is thrown out of his home by the ungrateful Jia family, led by Banggeng. At that very moment, he is consumed by regret. Homeless, he is mauled by wild dogs beneath a freezing bridge, then dies of cold and hunger, unable to rest in peace. When he opens his eyes again, he has returned to 1962. Jia Dongxu has just died, and there is still time to change everything. He schemes to marry Yu Li, takes Lou Xiao'e a 903Reads6.4Score—Shelves
- 191 Siheyuan: From the Start, I’m Xu Damao, with Silly Zhu as My Golden Finger 四合院：开局许大茂，金手指傻柱 Summer, 1959, in the capital. It’s already afternoon. The sun is out, but a breeze blows in, so it doesn’t feel hot. Dongzhimen and Nanluoguxiang are crisscrossed by eight lanes of alleys running east to west. Courtyard House No. 95, tucked into one of those alleys, is no ordinary place. Everyone who lives there is talented, and they’re all wonderful conversationalists. Xu Damao, who transmigrated here, has Silly Zhu as his golden finger! 28Reads—Score—Shelves
- 192 Siheyuan: A Sunlit Life 四合院：阳光灿烂人生 The president of a publicly listed group was betrayed by his best friend and sent back to a courtyard house in 1960, where he became He Yuzhu's younger brother. See how he makes a life of his own in this familiar world. 11Reads—Score—Shelves
- 193 Siheyuan: Starting by Inheriting a Job 四合院：从继承工位开始 Lin Yu transmigrates into the world of the siheyuan. After leaving the countryside to take over his uncle’s job at the steel mill, he starts stirring up trouble in the courtyard. Come see how Lin Yu matches wits with the whole crowd of vermin! 1.1kReads5.9Score125Shelves
- 194 Siheyuan: The System Is a Troll, So How Is That My Fault? 四合院【系统是老六，怪我喽】 The protagonist, Zhang Weiguo, unlocks a god-tier System. No, wait, a schemer System. The original residents of the courtyard are in for a rough time. (The story isn't too intense. It's mainly lighthearted and laid-back. Don't miss it if you happen to pass by!) —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 195 Siheyuan: From the Start, I Shoot the Deaf Old Lady! 四合院：开局枪毙聋老太！ Granny Deaf is spreading rumors that I'm the last eunuch in the entire capital? Who can't spread a rumor? But I only made up one rumor, and now Granny Deaf, you're going to get the death penalty? Yi Zhonghai, why are you getting the death penalty too? What? Jia Zhang, you're getting the death penalty as well? 427Reads5.4Score—Shelves
- 196 Growing Up Healthy in a Siheyuan 我在四合院里健康成长 Zhou Ming transmigrated into the famous courtyard house, becoming one of its residents. Worse still, his family somehow became entangled with He Yuzhu’s. He had no idea what might happen next. 73Reads—Score—Shelves
- 197 Siheyuan: From the Start, Driving He Daqing Away 四合院，开局赶走何大清 After being devoured by wild dogs beneath a bridge in his old age, Silly Zhu is reborn, burning with rage. He also gains a pocket dimension, and while the others in the courtyard are eating chaff, he already has all the meat he can eat. He rises to prominence on the strength of his cooking, and in this second life, he’ll never be anyone’s doormat again or let the courtyard’s parasites bleed him dry. 1.7kReads6.6Score104Shelves
- 198 The Little Chef in the Siheyuan 四合院里的小厨子 Good news: I've been given another life!!! Bad news: I've gone from a carefree golden bachelor with both parents and a modest fortune to a baby, before the game has even officially “launched.” Good news: This time, my family and parents have all gone off to war. Bad news: Uh... the joke has come true. Good news: The world I've come back to is familiar enough. I wouldn't claim to know everything, but I've at least seen it N times. Bad news: No System, no pocket dimension, no superpowers. And I'm 1.6kReads5.9Score—Shelves
- 199 Siheyuan: I'm Nobody's Doormat 四合院：我又不是大冤种 One day, he transmigrates into Silly Zhu, the fool from Love in the Courtyard, and is completely dazed. Once he gets over the shock, all he can do is accept his new identity. What else can he do? He might as well go all in. If necessary, he'll defy fate and change his destiny. He refuses to accept the original owner's tragic ending. It's either mutual destruction or a life of success and prosperity! 260Reads5.3Score—Shelves
- 200 Siheyuan: The Handsomest Widower 四合院：最帅鳏夫 He travels from the apocalypse to the 1950s. From the start, he is a widower with six-year-old twins, a boy and a girl. Hu Guangming says, "That's no problem at all!" Wait! Why is this courtyard called "Beasts Fill the Courtyard"? But he's got a pocket dimension and special abilities, so what is there to fear? He punches the moralizing Yi Zhonghai, kicks the courtyard's top fighter, and sends the spirit-calling sorceress packing... See how Hu Guangming shakes things up in that era and protec 642Reads6.9Score—Shelves
