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- 101 Siheyuan: On My First Day in the Courtyard, I Had All the Scoundrels Arrested 四合院：进院第一天，禽兽全被抓 [Siheyuan] [Security Office] [Cathartic Bird-Bashing] [Moderate Violence] [Doesn’t Fawn Over Anyone] [No Romance with Any Women from the Show] [No Sympathy for the Lou Family] [Entirely Handcrafted] [No AI] Chen Kai’s soul transmigrated to the northern battlefield, where he narrowly escaped death. His Soldier King System ran out of energy, leaving him with a body five times stronger than peak human condition and a 16,000-cubic-meter “time-stopped space”! With a chest full of military honors, shr 55.1kReads6.3Score3.7k14d adds
- 102 Siheyuan: Starting with Daily Panel Settlements! 四合院：从每日面板结算开始！ [System]+ [Feel-good]+ [play the pig to eat the tiger]+ [Cinematic Universe Crossover]+ [Daily Life] After transmigrating to a Beijing courtyard in the 1960s, he becomes He Yuzhu, head chef at the Red Star Steel Mill. He gains a system that settles his daily progress. “Ding! The Host has been detected keeping up with his running. Stamina +500, reward: 500 yuan!” “Ding! The Host has been detected working hard at cooking. Culinary skills +1,000, reward: one bicycle ticket!” By breezing through 141Reads—Score—14d adds
- 103 Siheyuan: After Breaking Off My Engagement, I Start Raising Scorpions 四合院：退婚后，从养蝎子开始 After transmigrating to the Red Star Steel Rolling Mill, Li Jianguo acquired the Poisonous Pets System. As he unlocks more of the System's abilities, Li Jianguo's life just keeps getting better. After Qin Huairu broke off their engagement, Li Jianguo started raising scorpions with the Poisonous Pets System. He became the richest person in the courtyard, with the best food and every kind of shopping coupon. The Poisonous Pets System's first pet, a scorpion, tripped up Banggeng. It went on to caus 13Reads5.1Score—14d adds
- 104 Siheyuan: After House Arrest, I Use the System to Wipe Out the Entire Courtyard 四合院：禁闭后我靠系统杀光全院 Li Xiangyang transmigrates into the world of Love in the Courtyard. He takes over the body of the original owner, who was framed by the brutes, locked in solitary confinement, and starved to death. He awakens the Brute-Punishing System. He gains the ability to walk through walls. He gains a staff technique that lets him strike three times in one second, with doubled power! He gains five times the physical strength. He gains the Lingbo Weibu, making him move five times faster than before. Althoug 1.1kReads5.5Score—14d adds
- 105 Island Space: Rewriting the Siheyuan's Fate 海岛空间：改写四合院命运 This blurb is pretty weak. Making trouble, getting with Yu Li, and whatever else you want to see, come read the main story. Just like all you readers here. Short and weak. Please read the main story. I’ve opened a brain-storage service here. After you finish reading, dear readers, don’t forget to take your brains with you. 791Reads—Score—14d adds
- 106 The Troublemaker Who Started in Siheyuan 四合院开始的搅屎棍 Transmigrations happen every year, but there are more than usual this time. Now it’s my family’s turn. In the world of Love in the Courtyard, the arrival of Chen Daming, a neighborhood loafer, sets things in motion at Courtyard No. 95. An unbeatable protagonist story. 14Reads—Score—14d adds
- 107 Siheyuan: From the Start, I Slaughter Banggeng, Leaving No One Alive! 四合院：开局坑杀棒梗，杀光了！ Lu Ning transmigrates into the Siheyuan courtyard and awakens a fortune System. He discovers that the original owner’s home was robbed by the “Thief Saint.” When he goes to demand an explanation, the Jia family joins forces with the other courtyard scoundrels and beats him half to death. He struggles in his hospital bed for three whole days, with no one offering help, and dies in misery. And so begins a bloody journey of revenge!!! 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 108 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—14d adds
- 109 Siheyuan: Level Eight Riveting Skills? I’m Just a Beginner 四合院：八级铆工水平？我新手啊 “Zhang Ye, do you think this scarf looks nice?” She pointed to the dark red wool scarf hanging in a shop window, her face bright with anticipation. Zhang Ye glanced down at her, then looked up at the scarf, the corners of his mouth lifting. “It’s pretty nice. But...” He pretended to hesitate, though he couldn’t hide the teasing glint in his eyes. “Do you think it might be a little too mature? You’re so young. You should try brighter colors.” —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 110 Siheyuan: Starting Out as a Level-Six Smith 四合院：从六级锻工开始 Transmigrating into the world of "The Full Courtyard", I activated a god-tier spatial System. Now promoted to a Level Six blacksmith, Chu Tian enjoys a life of wealth and comfort. Who would have thought the System's rewards would be so outrageously generous? It wants me to live like an immortal, and even seems to want to make me the richest man in the capital overnight! Mm! Not bad! This is the real deal! And now, in just a few days, the beasts have all started taking the initiative? 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 111 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—14d adds
- 112 Siheyuan: I'm a Doctor Who Can Fish in a Thousand Worlds 四合院：我，医生可垂钓万界 Lin Chen accidentally transmigrates into the world of the courtyard. On his very first day, he nearly gets into serious trouble and is almost branded a hooligan and sent to a stone quarry to haul rocks. Fortunately, there is always a way out. At the crucial moment, he awakens the miraculous “Fishing Across Myriad Worlds” golden finger, starting out with a cloud and a fishing rod and embarking on an extraordinary life. With this unique ability, he fishes up [Mind Reading]. This supernatural power —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 113 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—14d adds
- 114 Siheyuan: Fleeing Famine in 1952 with Heaven-Defying Comprehension 四合院：52逃荒，悟性逆天 [Pocket dimension] + [period life] + [slow-paced] Chen Yuan was sent to the 1952 world of Love in the Courtyard by a meal delivery mix-up. He had a tragic past, but fortunately awakened a System space and heaven-defying comprehension, allowing him to master any knowledge or skill with ease. As his skill levels increased, the System space could expand as well. The courtyard was still full of the same awful people. But that year, Jia Dongxu was still alive, He Daqing hadn’t left, and Qin Huairu ha 733Reads5.9Score10314d adds
- 115 Siheyuan: A Dog in the Chicken Coop, Waiting for Banggeng to Steal It 四合院：鸡窝藏狗，坐等棒梗来偷 [Urban + urban fantasy + System + reborn] Xu Qing transmigrates into the Courtyard of Beasts and successfully unlocks the System. He gets a beginner’s gift pack! … Bang Geng: Xu Qing just bought a hen. I’ll steal it and give myself a nutritious meal! Jia Zhangshi: What a good grandson. We’re so poor, so there’s nothing wrong with stealing one of Xu Qing’s chickens. Go on, don’t be afraid! Qin Huairu: Remember to share some with your sisters. If you get caught, just say Silly Zhu put you up to it 443Reads5.3Score—14d adds
- 116 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. 83Reads—Score—14d adds
- 117 Siheyuan: Days of Glorious Spring 四合院：春光灿烂的日子 Reborn in 1958, he transmigrates to a time of prosperity and awakens a golden finger. After accepting reality, Li Weidong decides to focus on making a good life for himself. Right and wrong, grudges and grievances, none of it has anything to do with him. A heart of red, devoted to the East. P.S. This story focuses on warmth and kindness. Everything in it is fictional, so please read with a clear head. 27Reads—Score—14d adds
- 118 Siheyuan: Back from Military Service, I Reject Lou Xiao'e 四合院：转业归来，拒绝娄晓娥 In 1961, Gao Qisheng had only just transmigrated when the Lou family approached him, hoping he would marry into their family. Gao Qisheng flatly refused to live off a woman. By chance, he bound himself to the Big Slap System. As long as he dished out a well-deserved slap, he would get a chance to draw a prize. What kind of prizes? Ever seen a sexy croupier deal cards live? After Jia Zhangshi saw Jia Dongxu being taken away by Old Jia with her own eyes, she no longer dared summon him. Yi Zhonghai 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 119 Siheyuan: My Rumors Came True, and I Stole Qin Huairu Away 四合院：造谣成真，我截胡秦淮如 Jiang Yu transmigrates to a world of courtyard houses in 1952 and awakens a Rumor System. As long as a rumor he spreads comes true, he receives a reward from the System. Top-tier level-nine lathe skills, master-level martial arts, superb cooking skills... Jiang Yu lives by the principle of not bothering others unless they bother him first. But he soon realizes that the residents of the courtyard are more beastly than beasts. Jia Dongxu: “So what if I took your ten yuan? Who can prove it was —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 120 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
- 121 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
- 122 Siheyuan: Choosing the Harshest Path from the Start, I Send Every Beast Packing 四合院：开局选最狠，禽兽全送走 [Male-oriented + courtyard + tycoon + invincible + close sibling bond + wish fulfillment + decisive and ruthless + System + period setting + golden finger] He transmigrates into a 1960s courtyard. From the start, both parents are dead, his little sister is sick and disabled, and the courtyard is crawling with beasts. What could possibly go wrong? [Ding! Detected that Silly Zhu is plotting against your little sister. Please choose!] [One: Swallow your anger and earn the title “Ninja Turtle”!] [Tw 1.6kReads—Score10014d adds
- 123 Siheyuan: Reborn, Silly Zhu Turns His Life Around 四合院：重生从傻柱开始逆袭人生 [Siheyuan + Food + Farming + Farming + Rebirth and Revenge + Building a Fortune] Also known as: Siheyuan: Reborn as Silly Zhu, a Spirit Spring Space from the Start Reborn in a siheyuan in the 1950s, He Yuzhu discovers that he's become the eighteen-year-old “Silly Zhu”! In his previous life, he was schemed against by the beasts filling the courtyard and lived a miserable life. This time, armed with a spirit spring space and a mysterious System, he vows to turn everyone who ever plotted against hi 176Reads—Score—14d adds
- 124 Siheyuan: I Use My Pocket Dimension to Wipe Out Every Beast in the Courtyard 四合院：我利用空间杀光满院禽兽 Transmigrate as Yang Liugen + kill all the courtyard miscreants + spatial dimension + a touch of hostility + decisive action + no dithering Yang Fan was a promising young man in the 21st century. At a young age, he developed uremia and, unable to keep going, chose to end his life. When Yang Fan awoke, he discovered that he had transmigrated into the world of Love in the Courtyard. He had even become a marginal character in the story: Yang Liugen of the Yang family. It all began with an argum 30.9kReads6.7Score2.2k14d adds
- 125 Siheyuan: The Vermin Are All My Blood Bags 四合院：禽兽们都是我的血包 Lin Lang transmigrates to 1958, to that familiar courtyard filled with beasts who lay human nature bare. With the golden finger given to him by the transmigration god, he turns the whole courtyard into his personal blood bank. They're just so adorable… 37.9kReads6.7Score2k14d adds
- 126 Period: Old Xu’s Happy Life 年代：老许的幸福生活 (Alternate title: The Era: I Really Wasn’t Trying to Get Ahead!) [Tags: Period setting, officialdom, courtyard, hunting, feel-good fiction. Mildly edgy, with no crude toilet humor.] Reborn as Xu Lingjun, the cousin of Xu Damao, he is born with a Proficiency System. This time, Xu Lingjun believes in hard work and rewards, and is determined to plan ahead and escape his pitiful, tragic fate amid the great tides of the era. Main settings: The Courtyard, Under the Zhengyang Gate, The Herdsman, People 36Reads—Score—14d adds
- 127 Siheyuan: Starting by Taking Down the Number One Elder 四合院，从弄废一大爷开始 The bitter cold of the twelfth lunar month in 1956 was shattered by a scream. “Holy crap!” “Where the hell am I?!” Looking at the bare, empty room before him, He Yuzhu was stunned. He clearly remembered lying in a hospital bed being resuscitated just a second ago. How had he ended up here the next? Could he have transmigrated? The moment the thought crossed his mind, the memories of the body's former owner flooded into He Yuzhu's head. 5Reads5.2Score—14d adds
- 128 Siheyuan: From the Start, I Nearly Got Stabbed 四合院：开局险些被捅 No fawning over Qin Yi, deafness + absolutely self-serving Prize wheel + space + special abilities This is my new work, and I hope you’ll enjoy it. Your support is what motivates me to write, and I’ll do my best to tell every story well! 31Reads—Score—14d adds
- 129 Siheyuan: I Carry On My Ancestors' Legacy and Keep Fighting the Vermin 四合院：我继承先辈遗志继续斗禽 [Transmigration] [Low aggression] [Appreciation] The protagonist, Lu Shiyi, accidentally transmigrates to the capital and, thanks to his knack for appraising antiques, repeatedly finds hidden treasures in the 1960s. He also helps bring several national treasures back to their homeland. But how can you live in a courtyard house without taking on the neighborhood bullies? When faced with the troublemakers who are always making a scene, Lu Shiyi has just one answer: fight! Want to see who hits hard 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 130 Siheyuan: Invincible Thanks to the Wild Goods System 四合院：无敌从野货系统开始 Su Ping'an wakes up to find that he has transmigrated into the infamous Courtyard of Beasts. Fortunately, he awakens a miraculous Wild Goods System. Every time he harvests an unusual wild product, he receives an astonishing, top-tier technology: from Microsoft technology to hybrid rice technology, from hand-building an engine to hand-building a nuclear weapon. In this courtyard, full of schemes and strife, how will Su Ping'an use the tremendous power granted by the System to change his fate? And —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 131 Siheyuan: Welder Lin Jianjun’s Glorious Era 四合院：焊工林建军的火红年代 After transmigrating into a courtyard house, Lin Jianjun got off to a rough start. Qin Huairu broke off their engagement, the Jia family smeared his name, and everyone in the courtyard thought he was a penniless good-for-nothing. Lin Jianjun wasn't fazed. “What's the big deal? “So what if I don't have a wife? A real man can always find one! “So what if my reputation is bad? Once I'm successful, let's see who dares run their mouth!” He devoted himself to his career. A few years later, he became t 1.2kReads—Score—14d adds
- 132 Siheyuan: I’m Truly a Pillar of the Nation! 四合院：我，真是家国栋梁！ A sense of urgency suddenly filled the air, and an invisible line of confrontation seemed to form between them. Li Yi cursed himself for being careless. He hadn’t expected Wang Jianguo to have such a sharp eye. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 133 Siheyuan: My Fists Are the Ultimate Law 四合院：我的拳头就是最大的道理 [Moderate grit + career success + satisfying revenge] Li Huaze transmigrates into the world of Siheyuan, becoming a former soldier and the neighborhood tough guy of Nanluoguxiang. He lives by the rules of a brawler: might makes right. Jia Zhangshi is trying to summon a ghost? He slaps her across the face. Bang Geng is stealing? He kicks him flying! Yi Zhonghai wants someone to support him in his old age? Li Huaze takes the security team and sends him to prison. Liu Haizhong is obsessed with gain 11.5kReads8.0Score38714d adds
- 134 Siheyuan: From the Start, I Roast Qin Huairu and the Whole Courtyard of Beasts 四合院：开局锐评秦淮茹全院禽兽 [If I, Qin Huairu, had not been born, the scoundrels' path would have been shrouded in darkness for eternity] [Silly Zhu] [Xu Damao] [Yi Zhonghai] [Lou Xiao'e] The entire courtyard's pack of pests gets picked apart one by one! An exclusive, in-depth breakdown and critique of the original plot of Love in the Courtyard! The video comments are flooded with reactions! Episode 1: Qin Huairu's life of leeching off others? Episode 2: Xu Damao, the most devoted man in the courtyard? Episode 3: The cou 38Reads—Score—14d adds
- 135 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
- 136 Siheyuan: Reborn in 1952, My Parents Were Martyrs 四合院：重生52，父母是烈士 The protagonist wakes up to find that he has transmigrated to late 1952, where a beginning marked by both good fortune and sorrow awaits him. His uncle dies while trying to save state property, and in his final moments, he leaves the protagonist his estate and a young cousin to care for. It’s the classic situation of “orphaned, but with a house,” isn’t it? While sorting through his uncle’s belongings, the protagonist unexpectedly discovers that both his parents were martyrs, and left behind six —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 137 Siheyuan Quick Transmigration: From the Start, I Possessed Silly Zhu's Brother 四合院快穿：开局附体傻柱他哥 “I, Ji, an ancient arbiter of karma, am now trapped in the vengeful spirit barrier of Love in the Courtyard. Want to get out? Then I have to be a life coach to this bunch of hooligans. Transmigrate as a battle-hardened big brother and teach Silly Zhu to stand up for himself; transmigrate as a hypocritical nephew and ruin Yi Zhonghai; and finally, even transmigrate as Qin Huairu and teach her independence... When I finally purify all the resentment and prepare to leave, I discover that the core v 19Reads—Score—14d adds
- 138 Dirt-Eating Auntie: Book 13 吃土小阿姨第13本书 [Reborn in the womb] + [System and spatial farm] + [Goes to the battlefield] + [Crossover with TV dramas and films] + [Multiple heroines] While Qin Shou was busy tightening a screw, he somehow transmigrated into He Yuzhu before birth and activated a Villain System. By stealing the luck of all the courtyard’s schemers, he could become more handsome and powerful. On the day he was born, he saved his mother from postpartum hemorrhaging with a stream of baby pee. From then on, He Yuzhu became famous 3Reads6.1Score—14d adds
- 139 Siheyuan: You Stole My Childhood Sweetheart? Just Watch What I Do to You 四合院：抢我青梅？看我怎么整你 Love in the Courtyard + Hunter + Period Piece + Childhood Sweethearts + Stealing Someone's Love + Revenge on a Rival -------------------- —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 140 Siheyuan: Against the Odds 四合院：逆途 Since Heaven has let me transmigrate as Nan Yi, I’ll make the most of this life and forge a path unlike any other. Everyone likes to follow the beaten path, but I’m determined to carve out my own way. 95Reads5.6Score—14d adds
- 141 Siheyuan: From the Start, I Beat Jia Zhangshi Senseless 四合院：开局暴打贾张氏 Xie Lang transmigrates into a courtyard house in the 1960s, just as Jia Zhangshi is trying to seize his home. Xie Lang sends her straight off to prison to learn a thing or two about how to behave. Yi Zhonghai wants me to support him in his old age? Then you can go with Jia Zhangshi! Qin Huairu wants to bleed me dry? Then I'll play along and give her a taste of her own scheming. Silly Zhu wants to play the gallant protector? You simp, just wait until you end up without a family of your own! The v 158Reads5.5Score—14d adds
- 142 Siheyuan: I'm Really Not Silly Zhu 四合院：我真不是傻柱子 I made one snarky comment and somehow transmigrated into Silly Zhu! I'm a modern-day wage slave. You think you can bully me? No more talking. When it's time to throw a punch, I won't hesitate! See how this transmigrator makes himself a comfortable life. No messy entanglements, with a moderate amount of grit. Later on, he gets mixed up with the Soviet Union. 136Reads6.3Score15314d adds
- 143 Siheyuan: Silly Zhu Starts Out as a Master Chef 四合院：傻柱从特级厨师开始 Silly Zhu died on the eve of his final battle with the Dark Cuisine world. His soul returned to the hometown he had longed for day and night. When Silly Zhu opened his eyes again, he was met not with comfort or consolation, but with the terrible news that his own father had abandoned him and his sister and left for parts unknown. 3.4kReads6.2Score21214d adds
- 144 Transmigrating to the Siheyuan: My Uncle Is Huai De 穿越四合院：我叔怀德 Why does no one dare mess with me? Oh, right. My uncle is Li Huaide. He rules the steelworks with an iron fist! My golden finger isn’t overpowered. A life of ease. Comfort comes first. If I can get ahead, I will. 48Reads5.4Score—14d adds
- 145 Siheyuan: Sending Silly Zhu to Prison from the Start! 四合院：开局送傻柱蹲大狱！ Zhao Zhiwu transmigrates into the world of Love in the Courtyard. From the start, Silly Zhu frames him for stealing a chicken, so Zhao Zhiwu turns around and gets Silly Zhu thrown in jail! Xu Damao targets him, so Zhao sends him straight to jail to keep Silly Zhu company. Bang Geng steals a chicken, and Zhao sends him and the old shrew Jia Zhangshi to the detention center. Liu Haizhong curries favor with Li Huaide and gets too big for his boots, so Zhao has him fired from the steel mill. Zhao Zh 35Reads—Score—14d adds
- 146 Siheyuan: Outsmarting the Neighborhood Beasts 四合院之智斗众禽 Li Xingguo woke up one day to find himself in this glorious era, miraculously becoming a member of a courtyard house. Watch how he navigates the people around him and begins a remarkable life... 334Reads—Score—14d adds
- 147 Quick Transmigration: Xuanyue's Rebirth Journey 快穿：玄月的重生之旅 Cultivation + Historical Romance + Period Fiction Xuanyue travels through different worlds: Three Lives, Three Worlds; Dream of the Red Chamber; the Siheyuan; period dramas, and more… The writing style varies. In some stories, the characters are reborn with only their modern memories. I hope you'll enjoy them. 220Reads5.6Score11414d adds
- 148 Siheyuan: I Bury a Landmine at the Door and Blow Off Banggeng’s Leg 四合院：门口埋地雷，炸断棒梗腿 [Cao Cao-style romance + feel-good power fantasy + transmigration + ruthless and vicious] Chu Yang transmigrates into the Siheyuan courtyard and explodes with rage when the courtyard’s troublemakers provoke and frame him! Qin Huairu wants to seize the property his parents left behind? He buries a landmine right at the door… Silly Zhu brings people over to stand up for her? He beats his mouth crooked. Xu Damao keeps scheming against him? How about sending a green hat right to his door… The First 2Reads5.4Score—14d adds
- 149 Siheyuan: From the Start, Sent to the Great Northern Wilderness 四合院：开局下乡北大荒 Wang Jiancheng has barely set foot in the courtyard when the wheels of fate begin to turn: he's assigned to open up wasteland in Beidahuang. But before leaving, he turns the courtyard upside down, causing such a commotion that his exploits spread through the compound, making him a one-of-a-kind figure in everyone's eyes. Little does he expect to be assigned to Jichun, where he meets Zheng Juan, who is hiding from being sent to the countryside. At this point, Zheng Juan has yet to suffer the hard 83Reads—Score—14d adds
- 150 Siheyuan: I Married Qin Huairu and Headed for Lake Changjin 四合院：娶了秦淮茹，赶赴长津湖 After transmigrating to 1950, Guo Geming met Qin Huairu while visiting his family, and the two fell for each other at first sight. They hastily got married, only for him to be called back the very next day. As he left, Guo Geming told her over and over, “Huairu, you have to wait for me to come back.” Qin Huairu swore to the heavens, “Brother Geming, I’d rather die than marry anyone else.” But three years later, when Guo Geming returned, his daughter was at home cutting pig fodder, and Qin Huairu —Reads5.7Score—14d adds
