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- 1 Siheyuan: My Sister Was Bullied? Her Soldier Brother Goes on a Rampage 四合院，妹妹被欺？兵王哥杀疯了 [Courtyard Drama + Revenge + Ultimate Face-Slapping + Wiping Out the Whole Lot] On the day Lin Sheng was discharged from the army, he opened the door to find his younger sister curled up in a doghouse, a scar on her neck like a frozen persimmon. The whole courtyard laughed like a pack of beasts and told him to “be generous”: “A martyr’s family living in the storage shed, how honorable!” He crushed his bloodstained medal. His father’s workplace accident was murder! Granny Deaf’s martyr-family cer —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 2 Siheyuan: I Chop Down Jia Zhangshi and Steal Qin Huairu Away 四合院：剁了贾张氏，截胡秦淮茹 Liu Yong transmigrates to 1951, planning to make a living hunting in the countryside with his grandmother. But then news of his parents' deaths arrives, and overnight he becomes the orphaned child of martyrs. As compensation, the authorities give Liu Yong a pension along with a property in the capital. That's how he ends up in the Beast-Filled Courtyard. From the start, he has nothing but an ancestral ghost-slaying blade. One stroke across, one stroke down: if anyone dares defy him, he'll fight. 366Reads—Score—Shelves
- 3 Siheyuan: The Deaf Old Lady Is My Great-Aunt 四合院：聋老太是我姨奶奶 [No System] + [No Mindless Protagonist] + [Stirring Up Trouble] + [Not Too Much Hostility] + [Aiming for a Reasonable Plot] Jia Zhangshi: “I can’t go on~ My poor Bang Geng hasn’t had a steamed corn bun in three days.” Yi Zhonghai: “Ye Yun, you call yourself a teacher, and you won’t even help Qin Huairu’s family when they’re struggling so much?” Ye Yun: “First Uncle, teachers don’t have any food to spare either. Ask Third Uncle if you don’t believe me.” Yan Bugui: “Get out of here! I’m supporting —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 4 Siheyuan: I Have an Equivalent Exchange Scale 四合院：我有等价天平 Su Jianguo transmigrates to the 1960s, to the Full of Birds Courtyard. His father works on the Two Bombs, One Satellite project, and Su Jianguo awakens the Equivalent Exchange Scale System, which lets him trade undervalued goods and labor from this era for an equivalent value in ration coupons, bundles of cash, and other items. From then on, Su Jianguo uses all sorts of sly tricks to keep squeezing undervalued goods out of the courtyard's scheming neighbors. As he grows rich, he also teaches the —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 5 Siheyuan: Everyone's Fighting to Support Yi Zhonghai in His Old Age 四合院：抢着给易中海养老 The foolish college student Li Suifeng transmigrates into the TV drama Love in the Courtyard. But as an orphan, he has neither a System nor a job. In this era of shortages, he can only set his sights on Yi Zhonghai, the childless First Master... 3Reads—Score—Shelves
- 6 Siheyuan: After Jia Dongxu Was Reborn 四合院之贾东旭重生后 This is my first attempt at writing a novel, so please go easy on the criticism. I’m sensitive, thank you!! When Jia Dongxu returns to the past to change his fate, will Love in the Courtyard still turn into Birds in the Courtyard? Let’s wait and see! 9Reads—Score—Shelves
- 7 Siheyuan: Starting by Winning Over Qin, Enjoying Life Among the Beasts 四合院：开局收秦，享受禽兽人生 A new work is out! You can read my stories on Tomato Novel. I hope you’ll enjoy them. Your support is what keeps me writing, and I’ll do my best to tell every story well! 2.9kReads6.2Score224Shelves
- 8 Siheyuan: One Spatula to Stir-Fry the Whole Flock of Beasts! 四合院：一柄锅勺，爆炒众禽！ In 1953, Tian Yang transmigrates into the body of a chef, who turns out to be Silly Zhu's senior fellow disciple. Even more oddly, this chef is also named Tian Yang! After receiving a job offer, Tian Yang leaves Hongbin Restaurant to become head chef in the workers' cafeteria at the Red Star Steel Mill. From then on, he lives in the east wing of the front courtyard at No. 95 Nanluoguxiang. Remembering their past kindness, Silly Zhu is overjoyed and does whatever his senior fellow disciple says. —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 9 Siheyuan: From the Start, I Had Wen San Marry Jia Zhangshi 四合院：开局我让文三娶贾张氏 Han Yang, a Didi driver from the 21st century, transmigrates due to an accident and becomes Han Xiaoliu, a rickshaw puller in 1937. Han Xiaoliu is also good friends with Wen San, known as the Little Whirligig of Beiping. Since we're good friends, how could I, Han Xiaoliu, bear to let you stay single your whole life, Third Brother? What? You actually think Jia Zhangshi is pretty and kindhearted? Fine, if you really want to marry Jia Zhangshi, then as your brother, I can only help you make it happ —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 10 Siheyuan: From the Start, a Beggar's Rise to the Top 四合院：开局乞丐，逆袭大佬 The Legendary Transmigration of Liu Yuan in the Siheyuan Liu Yuan felt a sharp pain in his head. His eyelids felt as heavy as a thousand pounds. He struggled to open his eyes, only to find himself in a strange, run-down room. Sunlight filtered through the windows covered with newspaper, struggling to spill into the room and illuminate the patched-up quilt and worn-out furniture. "Where am I? Wasn't I sleeping at home?" —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 11 Siheyuan: Every Last One of Them Is a Beast in Human Clothing! 禽满四合院：全员衣冠禽兽！ My new work is out! You can read 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! —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 12 Siheyuan: From Antiques Collector to the World’s Richest Man 四合院：从古玩收藏到世界首富 He Yusheng transmigrates to the 1960s and becomes He Yuzhu's younger brother, the third son of the He family! From the start, he has a sign-in System, a spirit spring dimension, and unlimited storage space. With a System at his disposal, there's no point in getting into petty squabbles with the beasts in the courtyard. That would be no fun at all. The right way is to seize the moment and ride the tide of the times. Besides, in an era when antiques and cultural relics are worth next to nothing, e 953Reads5.6Score—Shelves
- 13 Siheyuan: The Beasts Battle It Out, and I Take All the Rewards 四合院：众禽打PK，奖励全归我 [Coming of Age + Comedy + Putting the Beasts in Their Place + Gradual Progression] Zhang Mingyuan transmigrated into the world of the Beast-Filled Siheyuan and awakened a PK System. The beasts can PK each other, and I get all the rewards. They’re all just tools! From the start, Zhang Mingyuan first snatches Yi Zhonghai’s money! Starting out as an artist, he crushes the Siheyuan beasts, takes Qin Huairu as a pet, and matches Silly Zhu with Jia Zhangshi. [Use Silly Zhu for a PK and land a critical —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 14 Siheyuan: Steal the Chance and Grow Stronger 四合院：截胡就变强 [Snatching System] [Mostly set in a Beijing courtyard] [Multiple heroines] [Multiple TV and film worlds] Cao Yang transmigrates to the early 1950s and becomes the chief of the Transportation Section at a steel mill. He also receives the Snatching System, which rewards him for taking other people's opportunities for himself. [Congratulations, Host, on snatching the original owner's life. You have received the Horse Talisman, one of the Twelve Zodiac Talismans.] [Congratulations, Host, on snatchin 11Reads6.4Score—Shelves
- 15 Siheyuan: Starting Out as the Adopted Son of an Industry Ministry Leader 四合院：从工业部领导养子开始 4.4kReads5.1Score197Shelves
- 16 Siheyuan: Reborn in 1960, I Became a Top Student 四合院：重生60，我成了学霸 He Yumin accidentally transmigrates to the 1960s and becomes He Yushui's twin brother. He is also lucky enough to awaken the God-Tier Top Student System. In those turbulent times, the college entrance exam becomes his first ray of hope for changing his fate. With the System's help, he rapidly accumulates knowledge and gets into college, just as he hoped. But he knows his family's fate also needs to be changed, especially since his older brother, He Yuzhu, is being bled dry by Qin Huairu. He Yumi 42Reads—Score—Shelves
- 17 Siheyuan: Even a Sickly Man Can Defy Fate 四合院：病秧子也能逆天改命 He An transmigrates into a courtyard compound and becomes a sickly man everyone schemes against. Yi Zhonghai and Jia Zhangshi plot to seize his home, while Liu Haizhong and Yan Bugui both want a piece of the action. Bang Geng breaks in to steal from him and even curses him to hurry up and die right to his face. Furious, He An awakens his golden finger: the Divine Comprehension System. His physical strength is enhanced, and one punch sends Bang Geng flying. From now on, He An will never let these 212Reads—Score—Shelves
- 18 Siheyuan: I Am Silly Zhu's Dark Personality 四合院：我是傻柱的黑化人格 [Siheyuan] + [System] + [Going dark] + [Face-slapping] He Tie Zhu's soul transmigrates into Siheyuan, where he becomes the second personality suppressed by Silly Zhu. Knowing how Silly Zhu's story ends, he refuses to let history repeat itself. If the dominant personality is a careless good-for-nothing, then I'll take control as the second personality. First Master? You still think I'm Silly Zhu? Go to hell. Widow Qin, have you no shame? You come to my house whenever you feel like it. Go to hell. —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 19 Siheyuan: Dongxu's Second Chance at Life 四合院之东旭改命 If you take a wife, take Qin Huairu; a virtuous wife makes every dream come true. The Qin girl is gentle and kind; by the Huai River, her heart beats as one with yours. Jia Dongxu, a modern-day corporate drone in the 21st century, dies suddenly after getting too worked up watching the TV drama Love in the Courtyard. By accident, he transmigrates into the body of Jia Dongxu in 1950. All Jia Dongxu can do is apologize to the original Jia Dongxu… I'll protect your wife; I'll raise your son; I'l 4Reads—Score—Shelves
- 20 Reborn in 1962 as a Doctor of Traditional Chinese Medicine: Qin Huairu’s Difficult Labor from the Start 重生62当中医，开局秦淮茹难产 Sun Nanxing is reborn into the world of Love in the Courtyard in 1962 and gets a Medical Merit System. From the start, he encounters Qin Huairu suffering a difficult childbirth! In his previous life, Sun Nanxing was an experienced traditional Chinese medicine doctor. At a glance, he could tell that most of the people in the courtyard were sick, and he resolved to treat them. As it happens, after he helps a couple from the alley improve their health, they manage to conceive after ten years of mar —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 21 Siheyuan: I Build Nuclear Fusion by Hand, and My Wife Is Feng Baobao 四合院：手搓核聚变，老婆冯宝宝 [System] [Multiple Female Leads, Not for Everyone] [Rise of a Great Nation] [Cutting-Edge Technology] [Multiple TV Universes] [Self-Interest, Saints Keep Out] [Everyday Ensemble Cast] [Feel-Good Power Fantasy] [If You Pick a Fight, He’ll Fight Back, Not for Everyone] At a young age, Lin Yong became a Grade Eight fitter, able to handcraft parts with pinpoint precision. Invited by a distant relative who ran a steel mill, he traveled thousands of miles from his home in Sichuan Province to the capit —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 22 Siheyuan: I Merged with a Vampire Mosquito and Drained Jia Zhangshi Dry 四合院：融合吸血蚊，吸干贾张氏 After transmigrating into the world of the courtyard, Lin Tian unlocks the Fusion of All Things System. Fusion makes you stronger. First, he fuses with a bloodsucking mosquito and drains Jia Zhangshi dry! [Fusion target: Bloodsucking mosquito!] [List of fused traits:] [Trait one: Paralytic venom. The toxin in the bloodsucking mosquito's proboscis paralyzes nerves!] [Trait two: Sonic attack. The noise produced by the bloodsucking mosquito attacks people's nerves, causing nervous breakdowns!] [Tra —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 23 Siheyuan: I'm a Layabout, but I Have a Farm 四合院：我是咸鱼但带着农场 Li Weidong accidentally transmigrates back to an era of extreme scarcity, bringing a farming game with him. In a time when most people are struggling just to fill their stomachs, Li Weidong has no worries about food or clothing thanks to his game farm. All he wants is to be a carefree slacker, living a leisurely and comfortable life. —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 24 Siheyuan: First Take Down Yi Zhonghai, Then Pressure the Jia Family 四合院：先抬走易中海，再逼贾家 [Siheyuan, feel-good power fantasy, System, revenge, tormenting scumbags] Yang Fan transmigrates into a siheyuan. After his father dies in the line of duty, he becomes a state employee. With the System at his side, he improves his life and builds his fortune, only to attract the envy of the scumbags in the courtyard. Yi Zhonghai tries to guilt-trip him with moral blackmail? Take him away on the spot! Let's see you try to pull that again. Jia Zhangshi makes a career of extortion? Put those silver 9Reads—Score—Shelves
- 25 Siheyuan: From the Countryside to the City 四合院之乡村到城市 Summer, 1959. The original owner was overcome with grief after his father died. Then Wang Jun arrived, carrying the original owner’s unfulfilled ambitions. Together, they journeyed from the countryside to the city and made a name for themselves... 199Reads6.0Score103Shelves
- 26 Siheyuan: Zhao Donglai's Happy Life 四合院：赵东来的幸福生活 Zhao Donglai is hit by a car and sent hurtling into the world of the Beast-Filled Courtyard. He falls for a girl at first sight, and after shamelessly pursuing her until she gives in, the two begin a carefree life together. 20Reads—Score—Shelves
- 27 Siheyuan: I Can Do Whatever I Want With My Uncle Backing Me 四合院：我嚣张，有舅舅做靠山， Li Ping'an woke up one morning to discover that he had somehow transmigrated to the last century. After graduating from a technical school, he was assigned a job. To his utter surprise, his new home was in the world of Love in the Courtyard, right in the middle courtyard of a siheyuan. Even more astonishing, the courtyard's senior, Yi Zhonghai, turned out to be his long-lost maternal uncle. In this world, both familiar and strange, Li Ping'an knew his life was about to change forever. He decided —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 28 Siheyuan: I Earned a Distinguished Service Award from the Start, and I'm Silly Zhu's Uncle 四合院：开局特等功，我傻柱舅舅 [Defend the Homeland]+ [Pocket Dimension]+ [Punish the Scoundrels] In the early 1950s, 18-year-old Li Anyang resolutely enlisted in the army, embarking on a fight to defend her homeland. Contributing to her country was her unquestionable duty. 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 29 Siheyuan: Tales from the 1950s 四合院之五十年代的那些事 The story of a modern person arriving in the 1950s. People in this era each have their own way of life. An ordinary person's life is bound to bring plenty of frustrations, but also many interesting encounters. 81Reads—Score—Shelves
- 30 Reborn in 1987: I Drove My Wicked Grandma Crazy 重生八七：恶毒奶奶被我活活气疯 In his previous life, Lin Xin left home at eighteen. During his absence, his cruel grandmother relentlessly bullied his family. When he finally returned, hoping to make up for all the time he had missed with them, he discovered that his family was gone. But fate gave him the chance to be reborn, sending him back to one month before he left home, with all his memories of his previous life intact. He was back, and this time he would... 16Reads—Score—Shelves
- 31 Siheyuan: From Beating Up Scoundrels to Leading the Industry 四合院：从暴打禽兽到领航工业 [Beating the bullies + building a technological powerhouse + System + one heroine + no mercy + decisive and ruthless] He was reborn as Lin Rui, a Siheyuan resident with the same name as himself. After awakening the Bully-Beating System, he comes home only to find trouble waiting from the start? He angrily beats Yi Zhonghai, slaps Jia Zhangshi around, and thrashes Bang Geng! Anyone who dares scheme against his family will pay in blood! He tears into Yi Zhonghai: “You think you can play the good g 204Reads5.4Score—Shelves
- 32 Siheyuan: The God of War Returns, the Nemesis of Evil 四合院：战神归来，罪恶克星 In 1953, a super veteran fresh from the battlefield and a group of modern celebrities who have also transmigrated sweep through a combined world of period dramas set in the Four Great Courtyards era. The assorted beasts of Courtyard No. 95 hardly even get to meet them before they’re already mired in chaos and getting hauled in for questioning every day. Several cheats who have transmigrated from the future, each carrying a System, begin using all kinds of methods to crack down on the criminals. 7Reads8.3Score—Shelves
- 33 Siheyuan: The Kitchen God of the Capital 四合院：四九城厨神 He Yu transmigrates by accident and finds himself transformed into He Yuzhu, a cook in a factory cafeteria. In a lively courtyard compound in the capital, he enjoys a simple but cozy life with his wife and child. With his love and talent for cooking, He Yu gradually makes a name for himself, mastering everything from big-pot meals to dishes cooked over a small stove. He carefully perfects every recipe, whether it's everyday home cooking or a sumptuous feast, and his food never fails to earn rave —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 34 Siheyuan: A Legacy in Red 四合院之红色传承 Wang Chengzhi, son of Wang Chengzhu, graduates from technical school and follows in his father's footsteps, returning to the Korean War battlefield. After distinguishing himself in battle, he returns to China and is transferred to become the young deputy head of Jiaodaokou Police Station, Dongcheng District Branch, Yanjing Public Security Bureau. The story begins when he moves into the Red Star courtyard complex. —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 35 Siheyuan: The Orphan of a Fallen Hero’s Family Strikes Back 四合院：我，烈属遗孤的逆袭 The protagonist transmigrates into the world of a period drama and arrives from the start as a baby. The neighborhood office sends him to a courtyard compound to be adopted, but everyone there rejects him, leaving the poorest family to take him in. Everyone waits to see him become a laughingstock, never suspecting that the baby is the descendant of a martyr. The state will pay him a pension until he turns eighteen, and the neighbors are so regretful they could chew their own guts out. But that’s —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 36 Siheyuan: The Deaf Old Lady Is My Great-Aunt 四合院：聋老太太是我姑奶奶 [One heroine + industrial powerhouse + pocket dimension + no System + period setting + mind games] Liu Jianguo transmigrates to the world of a courtyard compound, where Old Deaf Granny is his great-aunt. With Old Deaf Granny and Yi Zhonghai taking him under their wing, and Silly Zhu as his sworn brother, he's the biggest shot in the compound! And the factory belle becomes his wife! “What's more, I graduated from a top university with an engineering degree.” “In this era of national rejuvenation, —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 37 Siheyuan: I'm a Virus Expert, and Silly Zhu Has Gastroenteritis 四合院：我病毒专家，傻柱肠胃炎 Li Weiguo transmigrates to Love in the Courtyard in the 1960s. From the start, he loses both parents. Luckily, his adoptive parents were martyrs who left him a house and arranged for him to work at the Red Star Steel Mill. Unfortunately, the house is in the Love in the Courtyard compound. The Jia family has had its eye on Li Weiguo’s house for ages. Jia Zhangshi and Yi Zhonghai join forces to target him at every turn. Jia Zhangshi even brands him a jinx, claiming he caused his parents’ deaths. 4Reads—Score—Shelves
- 38 Siheyuan: Moral Blackmail? I Can Play That Game Too 四合院：道德绑架？跟谁不会一样 After freezing to death beneath a bridge, Silly Zhu was reborn at the very beginning of the story. Before he died, he had come to understand many things. Having lived through two lifetimes, he was determined to repay every grudge and settle every score. What he never expected was that the Siheyuan was hiding a huge conspiracy. 684Reads6.4Score106Shelves
- 39 Head of Security from the Start: Expose the Old Lady's Invincible Aura 开局保卫科科长，破聋老太金身 The protagonist, Lin Dong, transmigrates into the world of the courtyard. He comes from an incredibly powerful family with three martyrs, so no one dares to mess with him. But the System he awakens is the Trickster System. From the start, its mission randomly selects a beast from the courtyard: send one person to the police station and get them sentenced, and the System will awaken and unlock his pocket dimension. Since he’s already doing it, he might as well go all the way. At the first courtya 231Reads5.3Score—Shelves
- 40 In the Siheyuan, I Start With a God-Tier Farm 人在四合院，开局神级农场 After transmigrating into the world of the Siheyuan, Ye Fei is an ordinary resident. He knows what these “harmonious and friendly” neighbors are really like, so Ye Fei decides he should be even friendlier to them, all in the name of helping the courtyard win recognition for being exemplary. The First Master is worried that no one will look after him in his old age? That’s easy. If you die young, you won’t need anyone to look after you, will you? Jia Dongxu isn’t in good health? Then he shouldn’t 328Reads5.5Score—Shelves
- 41 Siheyuan: Reborn in 1965, from the Start I Beat Up He Yuzhu 四合院：重生65，开局揍何雨柱 Fang Jianguo wakes up to find that he has transmigrated to 1965, into a three-courtyard siheyuan, and become a scoundrel who stole his younger sister's tuition money. In a world where everyone is selfish and supplies are scarce, he has a personal pocket realm, a golden finger much like QQ Farm. When he sees his frightened younger sister, Fang Lianyun, cowering like a quail, he is overcome with remorse. He remembers his great-grandfather's dying wish: to protect the siheyuan and care for his litt 8Reads—Score—Shelves
- 42 Siheyuan: Fishing Unlocks Skills, Then I Beat the Whole Bunch of Vermin 四合院：钓鱼解锁技能，暴打众禽 [Courtyard House + Space + Farming + Mild Conflict + Smart Characters + Feel-Good Story + One Female Lead] After transmigrating to the 1960s, he becomes a fishing tycoon. When Cui Xiangdong wakes up, he discovers he's landed in the world of Love in the Courtyard, with Yi Zhonghai, who loves moral blackmail; Qin Huairu, the bloodsucker; Liu Haizhong, the careerist; and Jia Zhangshi, the ghostly matriarch... Given another chance at life, Cui Xiangdong sees the world clearly. He only wants to enjoy 1kReads6.5Score100Shelves
- 43 Siheyuan: He Yuzhu, the Billionaire 四合院：大富豪何雨柱 After transmigrating as He Yuzhu, he finds himself in a time when He Daqing hasn’t yet run off with the White Widow, Jia Dongxu isn’t married, Yi Zhonghai isn’t yet a level-eight fitter, Xu Damao hasn’t married Lou Xiao'e, and Yan Jiecheng and Liu Guangqi are still bachelors... Watch He Yuzhu take over the courtyard and live life exactly as he pleases! 1.1kReads—Score—Shelves
- 44 Siheyuan: I Refuse to Marry Into the Family and Turn to Research 四合院：拒绝入赘后搞科研 [Courtyard House + Period Setting + Putting the Courtyard’s Beasts in Their Place + Strengthening the Nation Through Science and Technology + Clever Protagonist + Feel-Good Story] Transmigrated to the 1960s, he’s faced with becoming a live-in son-in-law from the start? Whoever wants to be a son-in-law can take the job! Now that he’s in this era, of course he’s going to do scientific research! Power generators, continuous hot-rolling mills, specialty steel, BJ212 jeeps, Yellow River heavy trucks, 28Reads—Score—Shelves
- 45 Siheyuan: I Get God-Tier Cooking Skills from the Start! 四合院：我，开局获得神级厨艺！ He transmigrates into the world of Love in the Courtyard and becomes He Yuzhu. From the start, Xu Damao mocks him for failing at a matchmaking date, while Qin Huairu even takes Xu Damao’s side. How is he supposed to put up with that? But then, just as He Yuzhu is feeling down, a brick falls from the sky and hits him on the head! He thinks he’s done for, but instead he unexpectedly gains a mysterious space. It has a thatched cottage, a spring with miraculous water, and even a patch of land where —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 46 Siheyuan: The Wife I Just Married Was Possessed 四合院：刚娶的老婆被魂穿了 My name is Ding Qiwen. I transmigrated. I went to college. I was assigned to the Hongxing Steelworks. I got married. My wife is as beautiful as a celestial maiden, gentle in temperament, and from a high-ranking family. I think my father-in-law has set me up. Huh, is something a little off about my wife? 193Reads5.4Score—Shelves
- 47 Siheyuan: From Kitchen Helper to Master Chef of State Banquets 四合院：从小帮厨到国宴大师 Zhou Pengfei wakes up one day and transmigrates to the world of the Siheyuan courtyard, where he binds himself to a God of Cooking System. Surrounded by the squabbling vermin of the courtyard, Zhou Pengfei just wants to sit to one side, enjoy the show, and quietly live his own life. But people keep trying to take advantage of him. Zhou Pengfei can only sneer, set aside his desire to watch from the sidelines, and teach the lot of them a proper lesson! 176Reads—Score—Shelves
- 48 I Transmigrated into Siheyuan and Became Silly Zhu 穿越四合院我变成傻柱 Li Er wakes up one morning to find that his soul has transmigrated into a courtyard house, and somehow he has become Silly Zhu, the fool who works as a hired hand. Should he accept things as they are and keep helping a widow raise her children? Or should he take control of his own fate and choose a different life? Of course, he will take control of his own fate! He has the right to choose his own life and refuses to end up without a family of his own! Watch as he pits his wits against the reside 13Reads—Score—Shelves
- 49 Siheyuan: You Have to Be Ruthless to Hold Your Ground 四合院：人不狠站不稳 The male lead, Cao Jianguo, transmigrates to an orphanage in 1958, where his main goal is to live comfortably! This novel has its share of laughs and drama, with the occasional prank on the courtyard troublemakers. There are schemers, everyday family squabbles, and little bitterness. Nobody is consumed by hatred or obsessed with seeing others die! The protagonist’s plan is to play it safe at home, stay away from organized crime, study, and build connections! The early story takes place entire 7Reads—Score—Shelves
- 50 Siheyuan: I, He Yuzhu, Marry Xueru and Put the Jia Family in Their Place 四合院：我何雨柱娶雪茹，逼贾家 [Siheyuan + Under the Zhengyang Gate, feel-good, leveling up, rise of the military industry, the Myriad Worlds, live-action adaptations] Transmigrating into the siheyuan as He Yuzhu, he refuses to be the Jia family's cash cow or fall for Yi Zhonghai's moral blackmail and retirement scheme. He marries the beautiful Chen Xueru and gets into industry, military manufacturing, and technology. Development is the only hard truth! Our great Dragon Nation must stand tall and unshaken!! —Reads—Score—Shelves
