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- 1 Siheyuan: I'm He Yuzhu, and I'm Marrying Qin Jingru 四合院：我何雨柱，娶妻秦京茹 [Siheyuan + System + feel-good power-up story + chef] He transmigrates into the Siheyuan and becomes Silly Zhu. He Yuzhu says, “I’m no Silly Zhu.” There’s no way he’ll let Yi Zhonghai guilt-trip him or let the Jia family exploit him! But he’s definitely going to marry beauties like Qin Jingru. As for Qin Huairu? He’ll win her over! And get a free meal! —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 2 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
- 3 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—Shelves
- 4 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—Shelves
- 5 Siheyuan: Ladies, Why Didn't You Knock?! 四合院：姐姐们，怎么不敲门阿！ [Siheyuan] [Urban Superpowers] [Slay the Gods Concept] From the start, an accident sucked him into a wormhole and sent him to a world as fantastical as a dream. This was no dream. In the mysterious forest, a thousand-year-old white fox, seeking to repay a kindness from a past life, passed that debt of gratitude on to Jiang Yu, giving him a jade pendant that contained boundless power. The pendant granted Jiang Yu extraordinary abilities: telekinesis, teleportation, and other astonishing powers. 4Reads—Score—Shelves
- 6 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
- 7 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
- 8 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
- 9 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
- 10 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
- 11 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
- 12 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
- 13 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
- 14 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
- 15 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
- 16 Transmigrated into Siheyuan, I Have a Warehouse Full of Supplies 穿越四合院，我有一仓库物资 The protagonist accidentally transmigrates into a Siheyuan full of domestic squabbles, where relationships are tangled and trouble is constant, from Qin Huairu’s scheming to Xu Damao’s dirty tricks. To escape being manipulated and exploited and live in peace, the protagonist decides to use modern thinking and unconventional methods to change how everyone in the Siheyuan behaves. Thus begins a grand campaign of “training the birds.” Faced with everyone’s schemes and exploitation, he realizes he c —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 17 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
- 18 Siheyuan: The Antiques Underworld 四合院：古玩风云 Influenced by his grandfather, Zhou Yu enters the antiques trade. By chance, he acquires a mysterious ancient treasure, but it lands him in trouble. Antiques dealers scheme against him for profit, while black-market forces covet the treasure. Old Master Zhou and Zhou Yu rely on their deep knowledge of antiques to face the crisis. With the neighbors in their courtyard compound providing cover, they must withstand pressure from the outside, determine whether the treasure is genuine, protect their —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 19 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—Shelves
- 20 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
- 21 Siheyuan: Natural Disaster? I'll Donate Food! 四合院：自然灾害？我捐粮食！ —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 22 Ti Heng's Second Book 提衡的第2本书 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! 4Reads—Score—Shelves
- 23 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
- 24 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
- 25 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
- 26 Siheyuan: Six Generations of Loyal Martyrs from the Start 四合院：开局一门六忠烈 Huang Jianguo unexpectedly transmigrated into this courtyard compound and learned that his predecessor came from a family with six loyal martyrs in a single generation, an absolutely enviable legacy. Yet despite such a respected background, his predecessor had been driven to his death by shameless people like Yi Zhonghai and Jia Zhangshi. Huang Jianguo was filled with indignation and swore to himself, “Since I've taken your place and inherited your memories, I'll avenge you!” He acts decisively 110Reads—Score—Shelves
- 27 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
- 28 In the Siheyuan, Surprising Qin Huairu Can Pause Time 四合院让秦淮茹吃惊就能时间暂停 Shocking! How did an octogenarian woman get pregnant? Why do clothes keep disappearing from the courtyard? Who could possibly be behind it all? Is this a distortion of human nature, or a collapse of morality? Tune in for Ning Chen's antics. Ning Chen was a street loafer in the 21st century, yet somehow transmigrated into a 1950s obstetrician. Then he discovered that this place was a parallel world of courtyard houses. He also unlocked a time-stop System. Well, don't blame me, Ning Chen, for be 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 29 Siheyuan! My Redemption Story! 四合院！我的洗白人生！ I transmigrated into a book as Liu Guangqi, the so-called “ungrateful son.” I'm going to clear my name, no matter what. This is an era when a person's reputation matters more than anything, and people investigate your entire family background. I can't have a bad reputation! Some people need to clear their names, while others need to be firmly suppressed. But none of that matters as much as doing something for the country. I came, I saw, I served my country! —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 30 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
- 31 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
- 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 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
- 34 Siheyuan: Blind from the Start, I Crush Every Beast in the Courtyard 四合院：瞎眼开局，镇压全院禽兽 After transmigrating into the world of the beastly courtyard, he became a blind man who couldn't even find a wife from the start. He even lost his blind date with Qin Huairu to Jia Dongxu. Luckily, Heaven gave him an incredible talent: the Four-Courtyard Emotion Collection System. As long as he kept collecting the emotions of everyone in the courtyard, he could randomly obtain all kinds of talents and rewards. Jealousy from Jia Dongxu +300: Received ten eggs! Dissatisfaction from Yi Zhonghai +20 131Reads—Score—Shelves
- 35 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
- 36 Siheyuan: Beaten Up from the Start 四合院：被暴揍开局 Wang Defa has had the worst luck imaginable. He’s only just recovered from the trauma of a car accident when he suddenly transmigrates into the body of someone being beaten up. Is there no justice in this world? Where’s the justice? Well, since he’s here now, he can’t just leave empty-handed. It’s time to defy fate and change his destiny! 10Reads—Score—Shelves
- 37 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
- 38 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
- 39 Jade-Faced Little White Dragon’s 11th Book 玉面小白龙第11本书 My new work is out! You can read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you enjoy it. Your support is what motivates me to write, and I’ll do my best to tell every story well! —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 40 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
- 41 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
- 42 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
- 43 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
- 44 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
- 45 Siheyuan: Taking on the Courtyard Bullies, Starting at the Tavern 四合院：从小酒馆开始斗众禽 She transmigrates into a courtyard compound and becomes Cai Quanwu, the owner of a tavern. From the start, she catches Bang Geng stealing a chicken, while Silly Zhu deliberately covers for him! As someone who transmigrated, she's the embodiment of justice. So she takes action without hesitation! But Silly Zhu holds a grudge against her! —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 46 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… 11Reads—Score—Shelves
- 47 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
- 48 Siheyuan: The Growth System Activated from the Start 四合院：开局激活了成长系统 By a strange twist of fate, he transmigrated into a period-drama world full of everyday bustle, beginning his journey as a baby. When the neighborhood office brought him to the Qin family’s courtyard compound to be adopted, no one could have imagined the upheaval this little life would one day cause. The courtyard compound did not welcome him with warm arms or kindness. Instead, everyone there openly rejected him. Yi Zhonghai’s wife had meant well and considered adopting him, but Yi Zhonghai ref —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 49 Treasures Across the Heavens, Starting in the Siheyuan 从四合院开始的诸天藏宝 Ling Yun transmigrates into the courtyard-house world and gains a small world of his own along with a diary of hidden treasures. With no worries about making ends meet, he cuts Qin Huairu off from her original opportunity and settles into a lazy daily routine. Then one day, he joins a chat group, and from then on begins an exciting life traveling through countless worlds. 570Reads5.4Score—Shelves
- 50 Siheyuan: What's Wrong with Living Off Several Families? 四合院：我多吃几家软饭怎么了？ He transmigrates to 1975. His mother is a cultivator. He goes to the countryside, attends university, becomes an official, and goes into business. In just a decade or two, Zhu Dafu becomes one of the nation’s Ten Outstanding Figures. Of course, besides Zhu Dafu’s own hard work, he also has a certain young lady to thank for her help. 35Reads—Score—Shelves
