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- 1 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—14d adds
- 2 Siheyuan: Back to 1960, I Punish Evil and Promote Good 四合院：重回60，我惩恶扬善 The no-good delinquent Han Fei returns to the 1960s. Faced with a courtyard full of beasts, he decides to fight fire with fire and leave the beasts with nowhere to turn! Qin Huairu: “Zhuzi, we’re out of rice at home. Please help your big sister out!” Han Fei: “Brother Zhu, your little bro is malnourished. Please help me out!” Jia Zhangshi: “Old Jia! Dongxu! Hurry up and take this little brat away!” Han Fei: “Uncle Jia, Brother Dongxu, hurry up and take Auntie Zhang away. She misses you!” Yan Bug —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 3 Siheyuan: Where the God of Food Goes, Kings Reign 四合院：食神所在，无处不王 Siheyuan: Where the God of Food dwells, all things reign supreme. Male-oriented fan fiction set in a Siheyuan. He Yuzhu makes friends through food and outwits his Siheyuan neighbors, carefully advancing step by step from alleyway snacks to the pinnacle of culinary mastery. 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 4 Siheyuan: Unleashing Great Strength Brings Miracles 四合院：大力暴击出奇迹 [Courtyard drama + crossover worlds + multiple heroines + a powerful nation + genius + invincible + a touch of ruthlessness + putting the courtyard bullies in their place] Ye Feng transmigrates into the world of the courtyard, and, like the countless other transmigrators, he has a System of his own. His System is simple and direct: it can critically boost all sorts of things. Ye Feng: “Supplies can get a critical boost? Awesome! Studying can get a critical boost? Ha ha, I’m a genius! Even affect 100Reads—Score—14d adds
- 5 Siheyuan: The Legend of Laifu 四合院之来福传奇 This book is entirely fictional. The protagonist is He Daqing's adopted son. After returning from military service, he protects his family and He Yushui. There are multiple female leads and a pocket dimension. I only hope readers will give this fresh take on a courtyard story a read. 99Reads—Score—14d adds
- 6 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—14d adds
- 7 Siheyuan: Reborn in 1952, I Survived Against All Odds 四合院：重生52，我绝境逢生 Luo Jianguo transmigrates to a courtyard compound in 1952. An orphan separated from his parents during the war, he is fortunate enough to be adopted by an ordinary resident, and an engagement to Qin Huairu gives him hope for a better life. Unexpectedly, Yi Zhonghai interferes, Jia Dongxu steals Qin Huairu away, and the neighbors follow suit in ostracizing him. Luo Jianguo becomes the poorest and most miserable bachelor in the compound, with everyone hoping to inherit all his possessions when he —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 8 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—14d adds
- 9 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—14d adds
- 10 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—14d adds
- 11 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... 203Reads6.0Score10314d adds
- 12 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—14d adds
- 13 Siheyuan: I Just Died, and You, Qin Huairu, Are Already Acting Out of Line 四合院：人刚死，你秦淮如就乱来 My new work is out! You can read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you enjoy it. Your support motivates me to keep writing, and I’ll do my best to tell every story well! 6Reads—Score—14d adds
- 14 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—14d adds
- 15 Siheyuan: Sorry, I'm Uneducated 四合院：对不起，我没文化 Zhao Damei arrives in Qin Huairu’s body with nothing on and plans to get the courtyard’s property deeds so she can fulfill her dream of becoming a modern rich woman. System objective: Change the beasts’ fates. They can be killed, driven away, trampled... or... After transmigrating into Qin Huairu’s body, Zhao Damei grows more and more ruthless in her efforts to collect the property deeds from everyone in the courtyard. Qin Huairu wipes out the whole courtyard for the deeds... How does she do it? 27Reads6.8Score—14d adds
- 16 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. 84Reads—Score—14d adds
- 17 Reborn in 1960: Starting with Taking Down the Beasts of Siheyuan 重生1960：从虐禽四合院开始 He Yuzhu has returned, back to the 1960s. This time, he will live life on his own terms. He won't sacrifice himself to please others like he did in his previous life, only to be devoured alive by the whole flock of beasts in the siheyuan. 318Reads—Score—14d adds
- 18 Siheyuan: I Turn the First Master Against Them, and Qin Huairu Panics 四合院：策反一大爷，秦淮茹慌了 [Courtyard life + period setting + System + transmigration + farming + no saintly hero + no harem] Starting from Chapter 360. Wang Jianguo unexpectedly binds a farming game System. When he wakes up, he has transmigrated back to an era of scarce supplies, where even the smallest trivialities can spark three days of arguments. While everyone else is worrying about their next meal, he enjoys a leisurely life of farming and living like a carefree hermit. Unfortunately, he wants to lie flat, but re 40Reads—Score—14d adds
- 19 Siheyuan: From the Start, a Brigade Leader and He Yuzhu’s Maternal Uncle 四合院：开局大队长，何雨柱小舅 He transmigrated to the autumn of 1958. He Yuzhu and He Yushui’s uncle, Bai Jiefang, has arrived. Since he has returned from military service, he has been appointed head of the Juvenile Offender Reform Brigade in the capital, a deputy section-level official. The home he’s been assigned turns out to be the west wing of the central courtyard at No. 95 Nanluoguxiang. Yi Zhonghai, who had been scheming all along, spends every day seething and doesn’t dare raise his voice. With all her pent-up resent 5.7kReads6.1Score18214d adds
- 20 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 967Reads6.5Score10014d adds
- 21 Siheyuan: From the Start, I Moved Out of the Siheyuan 四合院之开局搬离四合院 He Yuzhu froze to death beneath a bridge in his old age. With the help of a mysterious stranger, he traveled through time again and again, taking his revenge and living without regrets, but he still met an unhappy end. When everything returns to the beginning and he stands once more at the crossroads of fate, he feels lost. What should he do in this life? Who is that mysterious stranger, and why did they choose to help him? 1.7kReads5.5Score—14d adds
- 22 Siheyuan: A Happy Life Begins as a Factory Doctor 四合院：幸福生活从当厂医开始 [Multiple female leads, multiple TV and film worlds, self-interest, and pure entertainment] Liu Yishou closes his eyes and opens them again, only to find himself inexplicably in the world of Love in the Courtyard. He has become a factory doctor recommended by the Health Bureau to the Red Star Steel Mill, and moved into Courtyard No. 95, home to a whole bunch of villains. Faced with the scheming and petty squabbles of the entire courtyard, Liu Yishou awakens the [Sign-In-for-Illness System] and d 2Reads5.2Score—14d adds
- 23 Siheyuan: Everyone in the Courtyard Helps Me Get Promoted 四合院之院里众人助我升职 No toxic drama / Transmigration / System / Traditional Beijing Courtyard / One Heroine / Police / Crime Solving Zhang Lin transmigrates into the body of a top-ranking family's son. To escape trouble and take it easy, he moves into the courtyard at No. 95 Nanluoguxiang. When you're so powerful that nobody dares cross you, even the scoundrels turn into good people. Yi Zhonghai: The new guy in the courtyard isn't easy to handle. We have to get him kicked out! Liu Haizhong: He's a police officer, an 4.9kReads6.7Score17914d adds
- 24 Siheyuan: I'm the Male Women's Director of Nanluoguxiang 四合院：南锣鼓巷我是男妇女主任 (Starting in 1953) + (Farming and animal husbandry) + (No harem) + (Everyday family life) A 21st-century double major in agriculture and animal husbandry, a well-rounded talent and an exemplary young person, somehow ends up as the women's director of Nanluoguxiang. She leads the neighborhood in developing farms and livestock breeding, and all sorts of hilarious mishaps ensue. This blurb doesn't do it justice, so please read the story for yourself... 6Reads—Score—14d adds
- 25 Siheyuan: My Uncle Is Yi Zhonghai 四合院：我大舅是易中海 He transmigrates to a small mountain village in the 1950s. In an era of shortages and hunger, he plans to live comfortably by hunting. Then Ning Yi’s maternal uncle comes to the village. This uncle, whom Ning Yi has never met, turns out to be Yi Zhonghai. Only then does he realize that this world is far more complicated than he thought. 4kReads6.1Score14714d adds
- 26 Siheyuan: A Hilarious Life 四合院之逗比人生 Li Huairen accidentally transmigrated into the body of an oddball in the late 1950s, and was overcome by confusion and fear. Once his golden finger arrived, he began to accept reality. To figure out what kind of world he was in, the two oddballs from Yangtun, the Bear Brothers, teamed up and set off for the capital. Thus began their ridiculous misadventures. But once Li Huairen had connections, strength, and support, he realized that the people in the courtyard house were all so nice. He crushed 354Reads6.2Score—14d adds
- 27 Siheyuan: An Abandoned Baby From the Start, Adopted by Yi Zhonghai 四合院：弃婴开局，被易中海收养 The moment he opened his eyes, Yi Xin had transmigrated into the world of a 1955 Beijing courtyard. He thought it would be the same old story of fighting with the neighbors, but instead, he had become an abandoned baby. From the start, an older woman picked him up and brought him back to the courtyard. All the neighbors wanted nothing to do with him and turned him away, so Yi Zhonghai had no choice but to adopt him. As time went by, however, the little baby proved more and more extraordinary. At 6kReads5.2Score27214d adds
- 28 Period: From the Countryside to the Siheyuan 年代：从农村到四合院 Li Weidong died saving a little girl who was about to be struck by an object falling from a great height. As he died, his blood stained the jade pendant around the girl’s neck. After the pendant acknowledged its master, Li Weidong’s soul transmigrated with its bearer to 1958, into the body of another man also named Li Weidong. Only after he moved to the city and was assigned a house did he realize he had entered a shared universe of period dramas. See how Li Weidong, now with a pocket dimension, 40.5kReads7.2Score2.4k14d adds
- 29 Siheyuan: The Courtyard's Parasites Try to Grab an Inheritance, So I Teach Them a Lesson 四合院：众禽吃绝户，被我教做人 [Siheyuan + moderate hostility + scheming protagonist + slice of life + patriotic science and technology + changing history] Li Jianguo transmigrated by accident to the 1950s and became an inconspicuous resident in the world of the Siheyuan. The courtyard's schemers wanted to leave my family without an heir and take everything. I taught them a lesson instead. The Jia family wanted my house, so I served Jia Zhangshi a three-part recipe for despair. My brothers and I are of one heart, but I make s 4.3kReads7.9Score18714d adds
- 30 No Idlers Allowed in the Siheyuan 四合院里不养闲人 Even after transmigrating, I won't forget the nation's grudge. Though young, I can still drive out the enemy. I distinguished myself in the War of Resistance and the Liberation War, and made the American invaders tremble during the Korean War. In peacetime, I fight enemy agents; in hard times, I help family and friends. The economy takes off at an unstoppable pace, and I ride the tide of business. The Siheyuan is full of remarkable people, a place where hidden talents abound. One act ends and an 6.2kReads7.6Score24414d adds
- 31 Siheyuan: Stealing Qin Huairu Away and Living Off Easy Money 四合院：截胡秦淮茹，过躺赚人 Han Weimin is reborn in 1951 in a courtyard house and obtains a Super Rebate System. Whenever he gives supplies to a woman who meets the requirements, he receives an explosive multiplier in return. Just then, eighteen-year-old Qin Huairu comes to the courtyard to meet a potential match. Han Weimin decisively snatches her away. “Ding! Qin Huairu ate a steamed bun from the Host, earning a 50-fold rebate!” “Ding! The Host gave Qin Huairu three White Rabbit candies, earning a 50-fold rebate!” “Ding! 31.9kReads7.9Score3.2k14d adds
- 32 Siheyuan: My Dad Is Xu Damao, and My Mom Is Lou Xiao'e 四合院：爹是许大茂，娘是娄晓娥 When zombies surrounded the city in the apocalypse, orphan Xu Xiao had no choice but to self-destruct, taking the newly crowned Zombie King down with him. Instead, he transmigrated into the TV series Courtyard House as Xu Damao’s son, with a womanizing father, a sweet and clueless mother, and beasts all around him. With no other choice, he must make the most of life in a courtyard full of beasts. See how Xu Xiao lives life on his own terms. For those born in the ’70s and ’80s, music has never le 20.2kReads9.2Score99914d adds
- 33 Siheyuan: Becoming a Live-In Son-in-Law in 1976, Marrying Huaihua 四合院：七六年当赘婿，嫁给槐花 Multiple heroines + Building wealth + Crossover with film and TV + Transmigration + The Courtyard + Male-oriented spin-off + Fan fiction + Spin-off This really is "Love in the Courtyard". In his previous life, Hao Mobi had no wife or children and spent his old age in misery. In this life, he’s determined to make up for those regrets. But just getting married and having children would be a waste of his talents. He’ll pursue an official career and climb the ranks, expand his businesses, and work h 1.2kReads6.7Score11014d adds
- 34 Siheyuan: Beating Xu Damao to a Pulp from the Start and Bringing the Whole Courtyard to Heel 四合院：开局暴打许大茂镇压全院 Siheyuan + Fan fiction + Male-oriented spin-off + Transmigration The System accidentally brought Wang Fugui into the fan-fiction world of Love in the Courtyard. He had two choices. Return to his original world and keep working as a security guard, unable to afford a wife. Or stay in this world, where he would get two rooms in a Beijing Siheyuan, along with compensation from the System. Even a fool would know what to choose! The System was pretty generous, and the compensation was quite good. He 317Reads—Score—14d adds
- 35 Hunting, Hosting Feasts, Raising Kids, and a Ten-Mile Bridal Procession: The Siheyuan System 四合院打猎做席养娃十里红妆系统 My new book, Love in the Courtyard: From the Start, I Beat Xu Damao to a Pulp and Put the Whole Courtyard in Its Place, already has over a hundred thousand words. Give it a read, it’s better than this one. Click my profile to find it. Courtyard setting + fan fiction + transmigrate + male-oriented spin-off + System Zhao Zilong arrives in a merged world centered on Love in the Courtyard, with other film and TV worlds playing a supporting role. The worlds have merged, bringing even more colorful ch 264Reads5.9Score—14d adds
- 36 Siheyuan: Reborn as Yi Zhonghai's Only Son 四合院：穿成易中海的亲儿子 [Period novel + witty and humorous + chosen-by-heaven System + no saintly heroine + face-slapping + slice of life] Yi Tianci is reborn as Yi Zhonghai's biological son in Love in the Courtyard, making him a bona fide rich second-generation heir. With the System at his side, Silly Zhu can no longer rely on protection, and Old Deaf Granny is no longer the revered matriarch. No one can escape. While dealing with the courtyard's troublemakers, he also catches the tide of the times and writes a remark 34kReads8.1Score2.6k14d adds
- 37 Siheyuan: I Can Absorb Life 四合院：我可以吸收生命 [A Little Playboy + A Little Sly + A Little Invincible + A Little Easygoing + Everyday Life] Ma Teng, a Level 3 electrician at a steel mill, risked his life to save state property by pulling the power switch. He died in the process, and his body was taken over by a modern man from a later era, also named Ma Teng, who had spent most of his life trudging along, honest and unassuming. What kind of waves will this honest modern man stir up in that era? 30.2kReads8.0Score1.5k14d adds
- 38 Siheyuan: The Greatest Livestock Breeder 四合院：最牛牲畜养殖人 [No harem protagonist + fierce and ruthless + a little devious + somewhat invincible + easygoing daily life + early-stage growth + decisive and merciless + no saintly do-gooder] My name is Bai Baoshan. I’m 45 years old. I’m a good person. All I know how to do is raise livestock. Don’t believe me? I’ll raise some and show you. And so... Every black pig weighed over 400 jin... The cattle and sheep were all plump and healthy, with delicious meat... Even the dairy cows and goats sprayed milk 11.3kReads8.6Score40714d adds
- 39 Siheyuan: The Old Man Who Collects Scrap 四合院：收废品的老汉 "No pointless romantic subplots + Feiji has never been a saintly do-gooder + easygoing everyday life" Li Shizhen has a very medical-sounding name. A disillusioned and unrestrained man born in the 1980s, he has seen all walks of life and become a scrap collector who grabs junk for a living. He has a change of heart and saves a boy who was supposed to transmigrate, only to unexpectedly transmigrate himself. Well, if he has to transmigrate, so be it. He never started a family in his previous lif 16.9kReads8.9Score67614d adds
- 40 Starting in the 1950s: Hunting, Raising Kids, Wooing Women, and Fighting the Beastly Neighbors 五十年代开局：打猎养娃撩妹斗禽 Check out my profile for my new book. Thanks! Courtyard setting + fan fiction + transmigration + male-oriented spin-off Zhao Shisan helped his female friend fix her drain. As he climbed out the window to escape, his foot slipped and he wound up in the world of Love in the Courtyard. His previous life had been too ordinary. This time, he wanted to live gloriously, wielding power over the world by day and sleeping in the arms of beautiful women by night. First, he set himself a modest goal: own te 2.9kReads6.9Score10114d adds
- 41 Siheyuan: Fishing for All Things Under Heaven 四合院：垂钓诸天万物 Lin Shaowen got drunk at a class reunion. After sleeping and waking up, he inexplicably arrived in the world of Love in the Courtyard, becoming Lin Shaowen, an outstanding graduate of Beijing College of Chinese Medicine. He had just graduated from university and now faced a choice: should he become a promising full-time doctor at Union Hospital, or an obscure factory doctor at a steel mill? Without a second thought, Lin Shaowen chose to become a factory doctor. There was no helping it. Sending a 78.9kReads8.5Score1.7k14d adds
- 42 Siheyuan: Seeing the Scheme Through to the End 四合院之将截胡进行到底 [Multiple female leads, not for everyone] [Protagonists from various TV dramas collide, each with their own protagonist aura] [Disinfecting with iodine while whipping] Siheyuan, Zhengyang Gate, People Are Like Iron, Glorious Times, The Great New Era, Golden Wedding, Hutong, The Qiao Family Children... In the Name of the People, Ordinary Years, The War Between Two Women] [System for stealing female leads, self-interest, do-gooders, stay away] [No original female leads, characters from other stori 199.3kReads9.0Score13.5k14d adds
