Novels like Siheyuan: Starting as a Live-In Son-in-Law
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- 51 In the Siheyuan, Beasts Are Just Food! 我在四合院，禽兽只是菜！ A soul from the future arrives in a courtyard house and becomes a fifteen-year-old young man! The vermin in the courtyard need to be taught a lesson! The country’s economy is struggling, and I have to do my part! I have the ability, so why not change history? Make the country strong, and make this transmigration count! 23.1kReads7.7Score89914d adds
- 52 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—14d adds
- 53 Siheyuan: Silly Zhu Gets Killed from the Start, and Somehow It's My Fault? 四合院开局傻柱被杀怪我了？ Qin Fen is reborn in the Courtyard Siheyuan and awakens the System of Good Deeds Rewarded. As long as he does good deeds, he can grow stronger. But on the second day after being reborn, he gets caught up in a murder case. Silly Zhu is dead. He beat Qin Fen the day before, then died that very night. Everyone suspects Qin Fen killed him. Qin Fen feels more wronged than Dou E. He finally clears his name, only for the System to send him to a time of war. The blurb can’t do this story justice. Read t 72Reads—Score—14d adds
- 54 Siheyuan: The Short-Tempered Liu Guangtian 四合院之暴躁刘光天 A young modern man transmigrates into the world of the Siheyuan. No manners, no morals: two strokes and it's a fight, two dots and a strength stroke and it's done! (Check out my profile for completed Siheyuan novels!) 118.6kReads8.2Score8.7k14d adds
- 55 Reborn in Siheyuan: The Labor System 重生四合院之劳动系统 A gambling addict named Zhao Ritian, an ordinary man with more nerve than sense, dares to seduce a mob boss's girlfriend and gets thrown from the thirteenth floor. He gets a second life in Silly Zhu's place. See how he makes waves in that era. This is the world of Love in the Courtyard. The plot and characters are similar, but the timeline is different. Leave your brain here with the synopsis. 2kReads6.6Score10514d adds
- 56 Siheyuan: Qin Huairu Is Mine from the Start 四合院：开局就送秦淮茹 Lin Junsheng transmigrates to 1951, into the world of Love in the Courtyard. The bad news is that someone has stabbed him nearly to death. The good news is that he gets a wife. He realizes he was brought here because of a mix-up and doesn't mind. He just wants to live a peaceful life with his wife, but his abilities won't let him. 8.6kReads6.0Score38014d adds
- 57 He Yuzhu's Passionate Life 何雨柱的激情人生 This is a brand-new Siheyuan story. What? I'm He Yuzhu? Hu Xiaohu is a little bewildered. But never mind. When in Rome, do as the Romans do. I'm done being a doormat. I'll be the master of my own life. White lotuses, holier-than-thou busybodies, and ungrateful wolves, get lost and stay away! (Please don't copy the original TV series wholesale.) 2kReads8.1Score10114d adds
- 58 Siheyuan: I Really Didn't Mean to Steal Her Away 四合院：我真没想截胡 This book features [low angst] + [mostly everyday life] + [a little humor] + [a hint of a System] + [a slow start] + [down with the overpowered hero] … Xia Mo transmigrated three years ago, but only just made it into the courtyard where everyone’s out for themselves. He never intended to steal anyone’s love, but they practically shoved it into his arms. Who could resist? The System is a bit of a weirdo, too. It insists he go begging for food. Fine! If I have to beg, I have to beg. As long as I 754Reads—Score—14d adds
- 59 Siheyuan: From the Start, I Chop Down a Doorframe, Leaving the Whole Courtyard Terrified! 四合院：开局砍门框，全院禽兽吓破胆！ Siheyuan: Chopping Down the Doorframe from the Start, I Scare the Whole Courtyard’s Beasts Out of Their Wits! 20Reads—Score—14d adds
- 60 Siheyuan: Don't Mistake Me for Silly Zhu 四合院：别把我当傻柱 Siheyuan: Don’t Take Me for Silly Zhu 6Reads—Score—14d adds
- 61 Siheyuan: I Don’t Want a Promotion, I Just Want to Wait for Reform and Opening Up 四合院之我不想升职只想等改开 [Multiple films and TV shows, multiple heroines, mostly behind the scenes, no drawn-out drama, no angst] Zhong Lang transmigrates into the world of Siheyuan during the Great Famine. He takes things slowly, keeping a low profile as he faces the tide of events. There are no endless schemes or complicated love-hate entanglements with enemies. He simply takes them all out in one go. The early chapters focus mainly on Zhong Lang’s daily life and romantic relationships, while he lays the groundwork in 1.5kReads6.2Score10314d adds
- 62 Siheyuan: Reborn as Silly Zhu, I Have More Children, More Blessings 四合院：穿成傻柱，我多子多福了 [Courtyard + System] He Dagen saves a little girl but is hit and killed by a dump truck. With his dying breath, he wishes that in his next life he can live carefree and never be a wage slave. When he opens his eyes, he finds himself in the TV drama Love in the Courtyard. He Dagen has transmigrated into He Yuzhu. He can only scoff. He’s gone from being a wage slave to a simp. What rotten luck. Then he discovers it’s 1951! Now he wants to die even more… On top of that, he gets a pocket dimension a 878Reads—Score—14d adds
- 63 Siheyuan: After I Was Removed from Office, All the Beasts Lost Their Jobs 四合院：被罢免后，众禽兽失业 Liu Jianshe, a graduate of Harbin Institute of Technology, helps the Third Steel Rolling Mill grow stronger and become its deputy director. Because he focuses on technology and doesn't know when to keep a low profile, he arouses Director Yang's suspicion and catches Li Huaide's attention. For the first time, Director Yang and Li Huaide join forces, conspiring with the courtyard's vermin to report Liu Jianshe and get him dismissed. At that moment, Liu Jianshe activates the heaven-defying comprehe 3.4kReads6.5Score12514d adds
- 64 Siheyuan: Just After Soul Transmigration, I Snatched Qin Huairu! 四合院：刚魂穿，截胡秦淮茹！ [Siheyuan + Transmigration] [Lighthearted + Slice of Life] [System + Portable Pocket Dimension] [One Female Lead + Multiple Women] [The Myriad Worlds] [Avatars] Liu Jianjun woke up to find that his soul had transmigrated into the world of Love in the Courtyard. He had become a twenty-year-old orphan. This man was also named Liu Jianjun, and he was a petty thug. It was late 1951, less than two months after the Silly Zhu next door had been abandoned by He Daqing. He heard that Jia Dongxu next 10.1kReads6.2Score54714d adds
- 65 Siheyuan: Qin Huairu Married the Wrong Man 四合院：秦淮茹嫁错郎 My new work is here! You can find it on Tomato Novel. I hope you'll enjoy it. Your support motivates me to write, and I'll do my best to tell every story well! 537Reads5.3Score—14d adds
- 66 Siheyuan: Starting in the Hard Times of the Countryside 四合院：从农村困难时期开始 [Feel-Good Read] * [Space] * [Period] * [Siheyuan] Also known as: Siheyuan: There Is No End to Putting the Villains in Their Place This is a story about putting the villains in their place. There is no cultivation and no farming. Cultivation and the pocket dimension are just tools to help deal with the beasts. Jiang Tian brings a System pocket dimension with him when he transmigrates to a difficult era. Traveling from the countryside to the capital's Jiusi City, he only discovers upon reaching t 3Reads6.4Score—14d adds
- 67 Siheyuan: I Starved to Death from the Start, So the Whole Courtyard Went Shooting 四合院：开局被饿死，全院去打靶 I had barely transmigrated when the whole family nearly took everything I owned, and they still wouldn't leave me alone. In broad daylight, they even emptied my house. Luckily, I'm clever as can be. I just wanted to be a happy slacker, marry a pretty wife, and enjoy a quiet life. I never expected anyone to discover my world-shaking talent. What rotten luck: I got drafted! And the System I got is a Get-Off-Your-Butt System. Being a slacker is my life's work. What's all this about getting off my b 14.4kReads7.2Score63414d adds
- 68 Siheyuan: I Invest in Goddesses and Get Ten Thousandfold Returns 四合院，我投资女神万倍返还 [Wild Ideas]+ [Cashback]+ [A Whole Lot of Heroines]+ [Scheming Big Shot]+ [Invincible] Qin Huairu wants to leech off me? Ha! I only hope she does. I’ve awakened an investment system that gives me ten thousand times my money back. If you don’t leech off me, how am I supposed to get rich? I’m not just going to let Qin Huairu leech off me… What about Qin Jingru, Lou Xiao’e, Liu Lan, Yu Li… Come on over, all of you! You don’t even have to leech off me. I’ll give you money myself! But let’s be clear: 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 69 Life in Siheyuan 四合院的日子 A graduate of an agricultural university in the 21st century transmigrates to the 1950s, a time when food and clothing are scarce. He builds farms and reservoirs, cares for wounded veterans, and leads everyone in the struggle to make a living. Need grain? The farm has it. Need meat? The farm has that too. Whatever you want to eat, my farm has it all. 567Reads6.6Score—14d adds
- 70 Siheyuan: My Wife Ran Qiuye 四合院：我的妻子冉秋叶 (Siheyuan, taming the troublesome residents, not a womanizer.) When Li Yang wakes up, he discovers that he has transmigrated to the 1950s. He has become the orphan of a fallen hero, as well as a highly sought-after university student. It is only when he arrives at the house he has been assigned that he realizes he is in the world of Siheyuan. Watch as he tames the troublesome residents and builds himself a thriving life. 200Reads5.4Score—14d adds
- 71 The Emotion Exchange System: Stirring Up Trouble in the Siheyuan 情绪兑换系统，我在四合院搞事 In the 1960s, Li Guoqing arrives at the courtyard compound and binds to a System. He makes a fortune by stirring up trouble among the necromancer Jia Zhangshi, the moral sage Yi Buqun, the simp war god Silly Zhu, and the rest. 303Reads5.2Score—14d adds
- 72 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
- 73 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… 55Reads5.2Score—14d adds
- 74 From the Start, I Have Doraemon! I Rule the Courtyard Beasts! 开局哆啦A梦！玩转四合院众禽！ Ye Daxiong was an ordinary wage slave in the 21st century. After a friend recommended Love in the Courtyard, he was so furious that he smashed his TV in a fit of rage. An electrical leak sent him transmigrating to Qin Village in 1960. As it happened, the original owner was also named Ye Daxiong, and was Qin Huairu's cousin. He had also brought along a glove belonging to Doraemon. The glove had the magical ability to use all sorts of Doraemon's gadgets. He also met Yang Xiaomi, who had transmi 6Reads—Score—14d adds
- 75 Siheyuan: If You Can Do Better, Come Show Us 四合院：你行你来表演 Modern-day He Yuzhu transmigrates into the body of He Yuzhu, a character from a TV drama who shares his name. His nickname is Silly Zhu. As someone who has come to terms with transmigrating, he knows he can either let transmigration control him or enjoy all the good things it brings. He’s single, has a younger sister, a System space, and a spirit spring. With perks like these, he’d be a fool not to enjoy them. The whole courtyard is full of bloodsuckers, but I’m no easy mark. 348Reads5.4Score—14d adds
- 76 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! 1.1kReads5.9Score12514d adds
- 77 Siheyuan: If You Don't Like It, Fight Me 四合院，不服就干 What would it be like if a street punk transmigrated into the body of a top student? I won’t bother anyone, so don’t bother me either. I just want to live a quiet, peaceful life with my younger siblings! 3.8kReads5.5Score21314d adds
- 78 Siheyuan: Raising Six Kids, I Take on the Scoundrels 四合院：养六娃的我手撕禽兽 Chen Wenxuan transmigrates to Courtyard No. 95 with the house he lived in during his previous life. His parents are both dead, and six younger siblings are still crying to be fed. But that's okay. The house is well stocked, and its supplies reset every day! He also has a storage space and a spatial ability! In these hard times, eating well is no problem! As for the animals: Yi Zhonghai, the “god of morality”; the stingy, scheming Yan Bugui; the consummate white lotus Qin Huairu; the kitchen-warr 3.8kReads6.2Score13514d adds
- 79 Siheyuan: The Medical Drama of Jinghua 四合院：京华医影 In 1950s Beijing, the courtyard house is a microcosm of society, where winds rise beneath the eaves and waves surge in people’s hearts. Yun Xiao, a skilled emergency physician with two master’s degrees, moves into this little courtyard, armed with medical expertise enhanced by the System and a clear-eyed understanding of how to deal with people. He stands his ground against Jia Zhangshi’s provocations and exposes Yi Zhonghai’s schemes, making his place amid the everyday squabbles. He races again 484Reads—Score—14d adds
- 80 Siheyuan: You Dare to Leave Me with Nothing? None of You Will Get Away with This 四合院：敢吃我绝户？都别想好过 Zhang Jianhua accidentally transmigrates to the 1960s and becomes a resident of a courtyard compound. From the start, he has just returned from the army. As he arrives at his doorstep, he sees Jia Zhangshi bullying his family, occupying the Zhang family's home, and the beasts in the courtyard rushing to snatch their belongings. Jia Zhangshi not only beats his family, but also threatens to leave the Zhang family without an heir! Could Zhang Jianhua put up with that? He pulls out a gun. “You want 7.8kReads8.0Score24014d adds
- 81 Siheyuan: Returning to 1948 with a Pocket Dimension 四合院：带着空间回到48年 Su Xiaoyang was brought by a System still in its internship phase to the world of "The Courtyard" in early 1948. The sudden transmigration caught him completely off guard. Fortunately, the original story had not yet begun, which meant he had plenty of time and opportunities to change things. As he explored this world more deeply, he was astonished to discover that it was not simply the world of "The Courtyard". It seemed to be a complex setting that blended television dramas and films from vari 7Reads6.6Score—14d adds
- 82 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—14d adds
- 83 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
- 84 Siheyuan: There's a Shopping Mall Inside Me 四合院之我的体内有商场 An ordinary modern person who can’t do anything accidentally transmigrates to the early 1950s. What? My wife is 1.9 meters tall, fair-skinned and beautiful, with long legs, and she’s so afraid I’ll leave her that she acts timidly around me. Every beauty crosses my path through no choice of her own, and I can only take the secret of my golden finger to the grave. 17.8kReads6.0Score1k14d adds
- 85 Siheyuan: My Lovely Wife Qin Huairu, A Happy Night from the Start 四合院：娇妻秦淮茹，开局幸福夜 I woke up as Jia Dongxu and married Qin Huairu from the start, but then, by chance, I awakened a cheat: a Happy Ranch. I donated cotton to the country, supplied grain, and became a world-class figure. But times had changed, and evolved humans had appeared. Still, none of that was a problem. You could even grow a spaceship; there was nothing you couldn’t grow. I was even captured by an alien civilization and forced to take part in a survival game. 3.2kReads8.2Score19814d adds
- 86 Siheyuan: I Marry Chen Xueru, and All the Birds Are My Servants 四合院：娶妻陈雪茹，众禽都是我的仆人 After transmigrating into the world of the Courtyard, Lin Zheng finds himself working for Chen Xueru, but awakens a dream realm. Not only can he make people work for him and farm in their dreams, he can also acquire their skills? Well, now I’m wide awake! And as for workers, aren’t the troublemakers in this courtyard the perfect labor force? Jia Dongxu: “I just took a nap. Why do I feel like I’m about to drop dead?” Yi Zhonghai: “There’s a meeting soon, but I really don’t have the strength to go 535Reads—Score—14d adds
- 87 The Siheyuan System Goes Dormant, So I Provide for Yi Zhonghai in His Old Age 四合院系统休眠我给易忠海养老 What would the courtyard become if Jia Dongxu hadn't taken Yi Zhonghai as his master, if Qin Huairu hadn't married into the Jia family, and if someone else had been there to care for Yi Zhonghai in his old age? Saving those whose regrets were never resolved... This is the story of an ordinary man traveling through familiar worlds and saving those whose regrets were never resolved. 1.9kReads8.4Score10614d adds
- 88 Back from the Battlefield to Siheyuan, My Home Is Gone 四合院战场归来，家没了 Zhou Jianmin transmigrates into the world of Love in the Courtyard. His predecessor was an officer on the Korean battlefield, and he awakens a skill-proficiency ability and a cultivation-space golden finger. After repeatedly distinguishing himself in battle, he retires in 1958 and returns to the capital. But when he gets back to his home in the courtyard, he finds that the Jia family has seized it and turned it into a wedding home for Jia Dongxu. 1.7kReads5.0Score10114d adds
- 89 Siheyuan: I Became Silly Zhu, So What's Wrong with Being a Little Wild? 四合院：穿成傻柱我狂一点怎么了 Bad news: He's become Silly Zhu. He Daqing is about to run off, and the beasts of the courtyard have set their sights on Silly Zhu. The consequences could be dire. Good news: He Daqing hasn't eloped with White Widow yet, so there's still time. Let's see how Silly Zhu disciplines his father, He Daqing, and thrives in the courtyard... 1.7kReads6.2Score10014d adds
- 90 Siheyuan: The No-Holds-Barred System 四合院之无节操系统 Li Feng died after being struck on the head while helping catch someone cheating. He was reborn as another Li Feng in the capital, and became a security guard in the security department of a steel mill. He moved into the Red Star Courtyard, yes, the very same courtyard from the novel Full of Beasts. There didn't seem to be a single decent person in this courtyard! They were all beasts! Just as I was lamenting this, a crisp voice rang out in my mind. “Ding! The No-Morals System is starting up. 83Reads5.4Score—14d adds
- 91 Siheyuan: Reborn as Jia Dongxu, From the Start on His Wedding Night 四合院：重生贾东旭，开局新婚夜 [Rebirth power fantasy + period setting + farming + devoted husband + crime-solving] Jia Dongxu is reborn into the world of Love in the Courtyard, giving the man who was supposed to die young a completely different life. Here, Jia Dongxu will no longer be just a photograph or the subject of hearsay. He will write his own story anew, and live the life of a warm home with a wife and children himself. Lou Xiao'e, Yu Li, Yu Haitang, Qin Jingru, Ran Qiuye, Xu Huizhen, Chen Xueru... Their fates will 1.9kReads7.8Score10614d adds
- 92 Siheyuan: I Crossed the Grasslands and Climbed the Snowy Mountains 四合院，我走过草地翻雪山 Special forces soldier Zhao Yu is reborn in the body of a nine-year-old child. They are now crossing the grasslands. Fortunately, he brought along a pocket dimension. He crosses the grasslands and climbs the snowy mountains alongside the troops, fighting for several years. After being wounded, he recuperates in a courtyard house. 161Reads9.1Score—14d adds
- 93 Siheyuan: I'm a Jerk, So I Get to Enjoy Life Right Away 四合院：我缺德嘛，就立享人生了 Ding Bo transmigrates into the world of Love in the Courtyard, starting with a System that gives him a headache: he has to do a hundred million good deeds every day. It’s easy to be a bad person, but hard to be a good one! It isn’t until he beats up an old man who was faking an accident to extort money that he gets it: picking on bad people might just be a truly great good deed! So when faced with the courtyard’s schemers, he casts aside his principles and embraces a life of shamelessness. Bette 202Reads5.9Score10014d adds
- 94 A Tale of the Courtyard 大话四合院 A new story is here! You can 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! 79Reads—Score—14d adds
- 95 Siheyuan: With a Cheat, There's No Need to Keep a Low Profile 四合院之有挂绝不低调 This book has no hostility. Everyone is a poor soul shaped by the times, and there are no crude bodily-function scenes. Readers who enjoy stories about tormenting the courtyard's pests may be disappointed. By a twist of fate, Ji Nanji transmigrates into the world of the Siheyuan and becomes Hao Yujie in 1960. He lives right next door to the Siheyuan at No. 95 Nanluoguxiang. After arriving, Hao Yujie gradually discovers that this is a very different kind of courtyard. The protagonist says, “I hav 1.9kReads8.2Score10414d adds
- 96 Transmigrating into a Second Life in the Siheyuan 穿越之四合院人生重来 There is no System and no cheat. The protagonist relies on his own abilities to defy fate and change his life. On a rainy day, a 21st-century wage earner accidentally transmigrates into the hit TV series about a courtyard. Shock, pessimism, speechlessness, determination, composure,… 158Reads—Score—14d adds
- 97 Siheyuan: From the Start, I Break Off the Engagement, and Lou Xiao'e Panics 四合院：开局悔婚，娄晓娥她急了 44Reads—Score—14d adds
- 98 Siheyuan: I Am Jia Erlengzi 四合院：我是贾二楞子 Jia Erlei fails to survive his tribulation and ends up in the body of a man with the same name in Compound No. 95 in 1959. He has a pocket dimension, but no supplies. Someone else has taken his job, and his uncle and aunt treat him badly. How will he survive in Compound No. 95? 21.8kReads8.3Score1k14d adds
- 99 Siheyuan: Trading Scoundrels for Rewards! 四合院：我用禽兽换奖励！ After endless overtime and being exploited by a heartless company, Qin Po dies from holding in his pee and transmigrates to a siheyuan courtyard in the 1960s. He awakens the Emotion Fragment System. By taking down the villains in the courtyard, he can collect fragments and exchange them for supplies, cutting-edge technology, black tech, and the Cloud-Piercing Hand! Yi Zhonghai puts on a benevolent act while planning for his old age, the entire Jia family leeches off others, and the old lady bli 124Reads—Score—14d adds
- 100 Siheyuan: I Started With Sign-In, and I'm Utterly Righteous 四合院：从签到开始，我正得发邪 Chen Qingshan, a modern history graduate student from the 21st century, is sent to the world of Love in the Courtyard in 1956 by a piece of glass falling from high above. He becomes a military officer with a record of distinguished service. After spending three months in this world, he thinks he has no golden finger. But when he arrives in the capital, he unexpectedly activates the sign-in System. The System gives him a starter pack as soon as it activates: a pocket dimension, medicinal pills, a 23Reads6.9Score—14d adds
