Novels like Siheyuan: He Yuzhu’s Second Chance at Life
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- 101 Living in a Siheyuan Will Drive You Crazy! 人在四合院，会疯的！ As the child of a family that got rich from demolition compensation, he could have spent his days living it up. Instead, he inexplicably transmigrated into Silly Zhu from Love in the Courtyard. But he’s already here, so what can he do? There’s no going back, so he might as well make the best of it. Luckily, the god of transmigration gave him a golden finger: not only does he have a space he can physically enter, but he can also sign in every day and has unlocked a trading shop. If he still can’t 8.4kReads7.0Score28914d adds
- 102 I Became He Yushui's Golden Finger in the Siheyuan 4合院我成了何雨水的金手指 A soul from the future comes to share the body of a pitiful He Yushui. What sparks will fly in the courtyard? There are no fights or killings here, just the everyday ups and downs of family life! 1.2kReads6.6Score10014d adds
- 103 Siheyuan: I’m Short on Virtue in Every Way, So Who Do I Have to Fear? 四合院：我五行缺德，我怕谁？ I, He Yufan, transmigrated into the body of Silly Zhu's younger brother. The whole courtyard wants to take advantage of Silly Zhu and leave him with nothing, but in this life, Silly Zhu has me for a brother. Moral blackmail? Sorry, I was born without a conscience. 9.6kReads6.6Score40914d adds
- 104 Siheyuan: I, He Daqing, Can Raise Zhu Right 四合院：我何大清能把柱子带好 The spring of 1951 was bitterly cold. He Daqing turned down the White Widow’s offer to abandon his family and children. He stayed in the capital to teach Silly Zhu. That year, Yi Zhonghai’s scheme failed, and his wife divorced him and ran off. Who could have guessed that he would end up marrying Qin Huairu? He Daqing married Liu Lan and had a son. After Old Yi’s scheming, He Yuzhu also had a son with Qin Huairu. From then on, Old Yi’s mind grew twisted. Qin Huairu began taking maternity leave an 2.2kReads6.3Score10614d adds
- 105 Siheyuan: Silly Zhu Is No One to Mess With When He Has a Dual-Transmigration Portal 四合院：有双穿门的傻柱不好惹 Silly Zhu travels through a pair of portals from 1951 to the future year of 2011, where he witnesses his own fate with his very eyes. From that moment on, a brand-new He Yuzhu is born. No one gets to take advantage of me. Whoever crosses me, I'll kill! 16kReads7.3Score56014d adds
- 106 Siheyuan: The Liu Family's World 四合院之刘家天下 Liu Guangqi was an ordinary small-business owner in the 21st century. After a night of drinking and discussing business, he ran into a woman driver, and one stomp on the gas sent him straight into the world of Love in the Courtyard. Let's see how Liu Guangqi survives in this courtyard full of “kindness.” Liu Haizhong: “My son is a cadre, so everyone listens to him. Lao Yi, use his title at formal occasions.” Liu Guangtian: “Just listen to my brother. Whoever he says to take down, we take down. M 1.3kReads8.4Score10714d adds
- 107 Siheyuan: My Sister-in-Law Helps Me Grow Stronger 四合院：嫂子能助我变强 [Golden Finger] [Early Start] [No Hostility] He Yu, a homebody from Blue Star, never expected to open his eyes and find himself in a courtyard house, as the young He Yuzhu. He stares at the golden finger before him and falls into deep thought... 32Reads7.9Score—14d adds
- 108 Siheyuan: Keep Your Distance, All of You 四合院：全都莫挨老子 [No System] [An Ordinary Person] [Not Too Much Bloodshed] [Somewhat Logical?] This is a courtyard-house fanfic told mainly from He Yuzhu's perspective. It strives to keep the characters' behavior close to that of the original show. With no cheat abilities and only his original brains, he can only change things gradually, not all at once. After returning from the dead, Silly Zhu saw the true faces of the whole pack of scoundrels and resolved to escape his miserable life. He put his not particular 1.8kReads6.4Score10214d adds
- 109 Siheyuan: Starting by Satisfying My Stunning Daughter-in-Law 四合院：从喂饱绝美儿媳妇开始 Lei Kun transmigrates to 1942 and becomes a fiercely protective old man, fleeing famine with his beautiful daughter-in-law in search of survival. He kills local bullies, outwits landlords and bandits, and fights the Japanese invaders, protecting his family all the way to the capital. Using his extraordinary skills to punish evil and uphold justice, he secretly helps the resistance. But after moving into Courtyard No. 95 on Nanluoguxiang, he is shocked to discover that he is in the world of Love 2.7kReads7.7Score13114d adds
- 110 Siheyuan: Silly Zhu Is Released from Prison, and I Stand Above All 四合院：傻柱刑满释放，唯我独尊 [A Must-Read for Fans of Siheyuan Stories] He transmigrates into a siheyuan and becomes He Yuzhu. Imprisoned from the start. Activates the Strongest Disciple-Taking System. He persuades people to turn over a new leaf. And begins an extraordinary life. … 2.2kReads5.8Score—14d adds
- 111 Siheyuan: He Daqing Wants to Run, So I Send Him to a Labor Camp 四合院：何大清想跑路，送他劳改 “He Daqing, this house belonged to my mother. What does it have to do with you?” “Yi Zhonghai, Jia Dongxu is actually your son!” Reborn as Silly Zhu, he finds He Daqing trying to run off with the money? One swing of a carrying pole will teach him a lesson! Qin Huairu isn't married yet! Then of course I'll get to her first! Don't worry, Jia Dongxu. I'll find you a “good” wife! Xu Damao, don't run! I'll make sure you get a wife, too!! (Multiple stories + an unbeatable protagonist! Easy to enjoy ev 1.6kReads—Score10014d adds
- 112 Siheyuan: Silly Zhu Marries into His Wife's Family 四合院：傻柱入赘 An old farmer transmigrates into the world of Love in the Courtyard. Knowing he has no chance of standing up to the beasts filling the courtyard, he figures that if he can't take them on, he can stay out of their way. So he moves in with his sister at his wife's home. From then on, he watches the turmoil unfold from the safety of his boat, seeing the courtyard beasts fight among themselves and meet their downfall. He waits for the day the reform and opening up begins, when he can soar to success 8.5kReads6.9Score35014d adds
- 113 I Became the Young He Yuzhu 我成了少年何雨柱 He Yuzhu wakes up one day to find himself in the old days, selling steamed buns with He Daqing right across from him. He has become Silly Zhu. Wait, back then, he probably wasn’t called Silly Zhu yet. He was just Zhuzi! Thinking about the life of mockery ahead of him, He Yuzhu feels miserable. Luckily, he has a location-based sign-in System! Life gets better and better… 5.4kReads5.8Score15514d adds
- 114 Siheyuan: In 1948, There Was No Silly Zhu, Only... 四合院：1948年没有傻柱只有 He Yuzhu is a disabled veteran who was discharged from the army. After sacrificing himself to save someone, he transmigrates into the body of He Yuzhu. But this isn't at the beginning of the original story: it's 1948, and the courtyard compound is still taking shape. If He Yuzhu's mother hadn't died, would He Daqing still have been manipulated into abandoning his son and daughter? See how this He Yuzhu, with a new soul inside him, makes his way through the world. 123Reads8.8Score—14d adds
- 115 Siheyuan in 1953 四合院之1953年 He transmigrated to 1953 and became the sixteen-year-old Silly Zhu. He Daqing had just run off to Baoding with Widow Bai, abandoning him and his six-year-old sister, He Yushui. Yi Zhonghai had ulterior motives and wanted him to take his sister to find He Daqing... 3.2kReads6.8Score10814d adds
- 116 Siheyuan: From the Start, Lou Xiao'e Climbs into the Wrong Bed 四合院：开局娄晓娥上错炕 In 1958, in the courtyard house full of trouble, what should have been Xu Damao’s wedding night takes an unexpected turn when Lou Xiao'e mistakes the door, climbs into the wrong bed, and ends up with the shameless Silly Zhu. “Your wife climbed into the wrong bed. How’s that my fault?” “Did you all set me up on purpose?” Xu Damao gritted his teeth. “Did you gang up on me?” He Yuzhu sneered back. “Maybe you should’ve kept a better eye on your own wife!” From that day on, life in the courtyard desc 2.5kReads6.3Score10714d adds
- 117 Behind the Steel Mill Kitchen: A Turbulent Tale 轧钢厂之后厨风云 [Pocket Dimension + One Heroine + No Antagonism] This book is also known as: This Silly Zhu Is Such a Coward After transmigrating into a Beijing courtyard in 1958, Silly Zhu's top priority is to keep his head down and quietly plan his move out of the courtyard... [Important notice: He moves out of the courtyard before Chapter 60!!!] 5Reads6.4Score—14d adds
- 118 I Transmigrated as Silly Zhu and Learned to Cultivate Immortality in the Siheyuan 穿越成傻柱，四合院里学修仙 A young man from the modern day transmigrates into a courtyard house and becomes Silly Zhu. He quietly learns immortal cultivation and becomes the world's only cultivator. Keeping a low profile, he fights back against the scheming neighbors and uses his storage space to give his family a prosperous life and keep them safe. 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 119 Siheyuan: Silly Zhu's Mastermind 四合院傻柱之幕后黑手 In 1951, a man from the future transmigrated into Shazhu’s body. How would Yushui’s life change? The curtain slowly rises… Welcome to read my work on Tomato Novel. I hope you enjoy it. Your support is what motivates me to write! 7.2kReads7.0Score19414d adds
- 120 Reborn in the Siheyuan: Silly Zhu's Rise in a Changing Era 重生四合院，逆袭年代的傻柱 A young man from the modern day transmigrates to a courtyard house in 1945 and becomes Silly Zhu as a boy. With a storage space to protect his mother and keep his younger sister safe, he creates his own cultivation technique and learns to cultivate. He becomes a rising star of the era... 4Reads5.4Score—14d adds
- 121 Siheyuan: Beating the Yard Bullies from the Start 四合院：开局暴揍众禽 When Zhao Xiaodong wakes up, he discovers that he has transmigrated into the world of Love in the Courtyard, becoming a down-and-out young man with the same name. Things are at hellish difficulty from the start: his second uncle, who raised him, has just died, leaving behind three coveted side rooms. His neighbor, Yan Bugui, has already set his sights on the property. Worse still, for some inexplicable reason, Zhao's family has been labeled as rich peasants, a veritable sword hanging over their 16.5kReads6.8Score80714d adds
- 122 Love in the Courtyard: I Don't Want to Be Silly Zhu 情满四合院：我不要当傻柱 With the System in hand, the world is mine! A young man from the 21st century is suddenly in a car accident and transmigrates to a parallel world of Love in the Courtyard! As if that weren’t bad enough, he becomes the “Silly Zhu” everyone talks about! There’s the sweet-talking Qin Huairu, the ungrateful Jia Zhangshi, the heartless Banggeng, the somewhat sanctimonious First Master, the Second Master who flies into impotent rages, and the calculating Third Master... A colorful cast of characters m 7.6kReads6.8Score30014d adds
- 123 I Built a Mach 45 Fighter Jet, and My Little Factory Became a State-Owned Enterprise 造45马赫战机，我家小厂成国企 Zhang Yang is reborn and inherits the mess his family left behind. He obtains a battered old furnace passed down through the generations and embarks on a path to technology that defies the heavens. He builds a Mach 45 fighter jet and lives a sweet, happy life with his girlfriend, Lin Yue... 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 124 Siheyuan: I've Become a Walking Sieve 四合院：穿成筛子了 Because of the System, Liu Guangfu took to life as a street hooligan. He was either picking fights or on his way to one. The courtyard compound was battered by wind and rain, while the old lady was haunted by midnight terrors. . 6.5kReads8.2Score24014d adds
- 125 Siheyuan: I Can't Believe I'm Silly Zhu 四合院，我居然是傻柱 A retired soldier transmigrates into the world of a courtyard-house drama. When he wakes up, he discovers he is Silly Zhu at the age of twelve. After sorting out his thoughts, he decides to live a different kind of life. With a pocket dimension to help him, he will rise above the rest and stop being a drudge. 23.5kReads8.4Score1.1k14d adds
- 126 Siheyuan: Taking a Loss Is a Blessing 四合院之吃亏是福 Now that Silly Zhu has a System, will his fate change? Or will he keep following the same path as before? No one knows, and neither does he. But when another soul takes Silly Zhu's place and carries on with his life, will it still follow the same old path? 3.7kReads7.2Score10114d adds
- 127 Siheyuan: The Mad Tree Demon Transmigrates Again and Again 四合院：疯癫树妖穿越不息 [Quick transmigration, can inhabit male or female bodies, comes with a spatial dimension, unhinged personality] Having lived for several hundred years as a tree demon, it nearly wiped out humanity in the apocalypse. The Heavenly Dao of the main world kicked it into a small world to serve its sentence. As the saying goes, only a villain can deal with another villain. A mutant pomegranate tree demon with no sense of right or wrong thrives in a courtyard full of villains. Along the way, it also hel 31.5kReads8.0Score1.6k14d adds
- 128 The Handsomest Guy in the Siheyuan, Loved by Every Young Wife 四合院里最俊的仔小媳妇都喜欢我 [Reborn in a Beijing Courtyard, With a Pocket Dimension, Cheeky Shenanigans, Teasing the Birds, Lighthearted, Funny, Low on Hostility, Cunning] The protagonist, Zhao Shengli, is a sly old fox. While visiting his grandfather's grave, he complains that his grandfather never tried hard enough, leaving him unable to find a wife. His rant is so infuriating that it practically blows up the grave, and he transmigrates straight into the TV drama Love in the Courtyard, which he just watched, as a young m 982Reads7.2Score—14d adds
- 129 Back to the Siheyuan, Just in Time to Put Those Pests in Their Place 重返四合院，虐禽正当忙 A new work is here! You're welcome to read my stories on Tomato Novel. I hope you'll enjoy them. Your support motivates me to write, and I'll do my best to tell every story well! 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 130 Siheyuan: Defying Fate and Taking Revenge on All the Courtyard’s Vermin 四合院：逆天改命，报复众禽 [Beijing Courtyard Compound + Pocket Dimension + Transmigration] Heroine: Lou Xiao'e (The story begins in 1951.) He Yuzhu, who had been scraping by in the post-apocalyptic world, died a horrible death. When he opened his eyes again, he found himself in the Beast-Filled Courtyard, as Silly Zhu, the cannon fodder who had sacrificed himself for the beasts. This time, without a script to follow, He Yuzhu sets out to defy fate with his pocket dimension. When the beasts try to take advantage of him, h 472Reads—Score—14d adds
- 131 Siheyuan: Reborn Silly Zhu Makes a Comeback in a New Era 四合院：重生傻柱逆袭年代 Wang Kui, a young man from the modern day, is reborn as ten-year-old He Yuzhu. He uses his storage space to keep his family well-fed and clothed, creates his own cultivation technique, and becomes the only cultivator. Using his cultivation abilities to change his family's fate, he turns his life around and becomes a winner. 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 132 Siheyuan: Reborn in 1952, Silly Zhu Defies Fate 四合院：重生52，傻柱逆天改命 Old and frail, Silly Zhu has all his property taken away by Qin Huairu and the three ungrateful members of the Jia family. They then kick him out, and he freezes to death beneath a bridge. Consumed by rage, Silly Zhu is reborn in 1952, back on the night before He Daqing is set to leave with the White Widow. He also awakens the Heaven Rewards Diligence System: as long as he works hard, he can grow stronger! Through his efforts, he becomes a legendary figure in the capital in this life: a culinary 12.3kReads7.7Score48214d adds
- 133 Siheyuan: I Developed Psychic Powers 四合院之我炼出了精神力 After picking up a radioactive stone, Li Yifan develops psychic powers. Through hard training, he steadily grows stronger and unlocks all kinds of abilities. This book has no toilet humor and no wanton killing. Characters may be made to suffer from heart disease, cerebral infarctions, and the like. The protagonist can be lustful, but he won't build a harem or sleep around. He can also be greedy for money, as long as he earns it honestly. He can do as he pleases. How should the story unfold? What 4Reads5.4Score—14d adds
- 134 Transmigrating to the Siheyuan, Reborn to a Fortune-Filled Life as Silly Zhu 穿越四合院，重生傻柱的财满人生 Yang Wei, a young man from the modern day, is visiting a Beijing courtyard house when heaven takes pity on him and strikes him dead with lightning. His soul transmigrates into He Yuzhu in a courtyard house in 1958. He wakes up bewildered and discovers a golden finger: a storage space and the strength of ten thousand jin. Thus begins an extreme clash between his personal selfishness and the collectivism of the 1950s. Silly Zhu fills his space with wealth and lives life to the fullest. 11Reads5.4Score—14d adds
- 135 Siheyuan: How Did I End Up Here? 四合院我怎么来了 I became “Silly Zhu.” What the heck! I’m not even surnamed He! My name doesn’t sound anything like his, either! And I can’t cook! Just a couple ounces of liquor and I transmigrated! No truck, no speeding car. The story hasn’t even begun, and I’m already flipping the table and smashing the pot. Who has time to put up with you people? I’ll follow the course of history and, every now and then, toss a pebble into the river. 19.1kReads8.4Score62214d adds
- 136 Siheyuan: Silly Zhu Reborn in 1950! 四合院：傻柱重生回到1950！ [Siheyuan Courtyard + No Toxic Drama + Period Feel + Not Overly Reliant on the System + Everyday Family Squabbles!] In his old age, He Yuzhu was driven out of his home by the little beast Banggeng and froze to death beneath an overpass. It was his old nemesis Xu Damao who collected his body! Looking back on He Yuzhu’s life... He grew up without a mother, then lost his father while still young. Even his only younger sister was out to take advantage of him. And Yi Zhonghai and Qin Huairu’s whole f 11.8kReads7.7Score29914d adds
- 137 Siheyuan: He Yuzhu's Story Begins in 1958 四合院：何雨柱从1958年开始 After living through two different lives as He Yuzhu, he is sent back once again to the courtyard in 1958. The television series' story has yet to begin. The original He Yuzhu has only just started showing signs of being a lovesick doormat, and has not yet evolved into the ultimate one. Yi Zhonghai has not completely brainwashed him, either, and he still treats his younger sister fairly well. In short, none of it has truly begun yet. What kind of life will the new He Yuzhu choose?! 16kReads8.4Score51814d adds
- 138 I Can Hear People's Thoughts, and the Siheyuan Plot Is Ruined 偷听心声，四合院剧情崩了 In the second story, Yi Zhonghai makes up a tale that Deaf Granny is a martyr’s family member, then schemes to get Wang Jianshe to show her filial respect. Wang Jianshe decides he really ought to make Deaf Granny and Yi Zhonghai famous, so he takes a group of fifth- and sixth-grade students deep into the courtyard to have Deaf Granny tell them how she smashed Japanese soldiers’ heads with her cane. Deaf Granny is stunned. Yi Zhonghai falls to his knees. 7.8kReads8.1Score26514d adds
- 139 Siheyuan: Taking My Little Sister to Find Our Father 四合院：带着妹妹找爹 Not too aggressive + calling people out + scheming Yang Chu is a food delivery driver in 2025. While listening to a novel as he made deliveries, he heard the screech of brakes. When he opened his eyes again... he was in 1955. 24.7kReads7.4Score94114d adds
- 140 A Good Life in the Siheyuan with He Yushui 四合院带着何雨水单过好日子 Transmigration + System + Plot After a drunken night, poor Zhang Bin unexpectedly transmigrated into the world of Love in the Courtyard, where he became He Yudong, the younger brother of Silly Zhu. Knowing the tragic ending awaiting Silly Zhu, he tried to change his brother's fate, only for Silly Zhu to buy out their brotherly bond for four yuan and fifty cents. With the arrival of the System, He Yudong embarked on a fantastical journey of crushing the courtyard's vile characters. 4.2kReads6.8Score10114d adds
- 141 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
- 142 A Different Life for Silly Zhu 傻柱的别样人生 On the very day Silly Zhu transferred ownership of his house to Bang Geng, Bang Geng heartlessly kicked him out of the Siheyuan. It was the eighth day of the twelfth lunar month, the coldest time of year, and snow was falling thick and fast. Poor Silly Zhu froze to death under a bridge. In the end, it was his sworn enemy, Xu Damao, who collected his body. . 14.9kReads8.4Score39314d adds
- 143 Starting in the Siheyuan by Refusing to Switch Homes 四合院从拒绝换房开始 A new work is here! You’re welcome to 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! 838Reads5.5Score10514d adds
- 144 Siheyuan: Silly Zhu's New Life 四合院：傻柱的新生 In his previous life, Silly Zhu became estranged from everyone for the sake of a widow. In the end, he died beneath a bridge on a freezing winter night, and it was his sworn enemy who collected his body. Now reborn with memories of his previous life, can He Yuzhu escape his old fate and build a better life? Let's wait and see! 15.9kReads8.1Score57914d adds
- 145 Siheyuan: Back to the Beginning 四合院之重回开始的时候 Silly Zhu, driven out and left to freeze to death beneath an overpass, is reborn. He returns to one month before He Daqing runs away. In this new life, will Silly Zhu still be tricked by Granny Deaf and Yi Zhonghai into supporting them in their old age? Will the white lotus Qin Huairu still manipulate him into becoming her family's live-in provider? 17.5kReads8.4Score77314d adds
- 146 Siheyuan: The Ne'er-Do-Wells' Doomsday Countdown 四合院：禽兽的末日倒计时 “Ensemble cast + satisfying revenge + transmigration + crossover of multiple screen worlds + multiple heroines” The courtyard is a madhouse, and every beast in it thinks they’re the main character! Zhou Yao transmigrates into the era of rising prosperity. One day, he receives orders to investigate an enemy agent’s infiltration of the Red Star Steel Mill. He expects a thrilling spy drama, but who could have guessed it would be the opening act of a story about a courtyard full of beasts... The mor 1.7kReads5.8Score—14d adds
- 147 Siheyuan: Returning from the Battlefield in Glory in 1950 四合院：50年从战场载誉归来 Li Ping'an transmigrates to the world of Love in the Courtyard. After accidentally saving a soldier, he's forced to flee the capital for a while. Over the next year, he becomes a soldier himself, serving his country in bloody battles and earning a string of distinguished military achievements. While he's fighting the enemy on the front lines, his family is suffering abuse in the courtyard. Even their only home is seized by Deaf Granny, leaving them on the brink of starvation. A year later, Li Pi 5.1kReads6.4Score10314d adds
- 148 Siheyuan: After Transmigrating as Silly Zhu, I Gave Up Trying! 四合院：穿越成傻柱以后摆烂了！ He Yuzhu, a banquet chef in Dongshan Province, was cooking for a feast when a hailstone the size of an egg suddenly knocked him out. After his apprentice Pangzi shook him awake, he discovered that he had a golden finger: a spiritual spring pocket dimension. Inside was a three-courtyard residence with a food-preserving function. Thinking about how bizarre the weather was, He Yuzhu suspected that the world might be coming to an end. When something strange happens, trouble can't be far behind. He Y 14.9kReads7.2Score52314d adds
- 149 Siheyuan: Reborn as Silly Zhu, I Change My Fate 四合院：重生傻柱，改天换命 He transmigrates to 1950 and into the beast-filled Siheyuan, becoming the young He Yuzhu. Starting out as an apprentice at Juxiangyuan, this time around, I'm saying a loud goodbye to the beasts in the courtyard and living a brilliant life on my own terms! What kind of person is Qin Huairu? And I'm supposed to grovel at her feet? Yi Zhonghai wants me to support him in his old age? Not a chance! Bang Geng, Jia Zhangshi, Granny Deaf? What a bunch of characters... 22.3kReads7.4Score1.1k14d adds
- 150 Siheyuan: Taking Silly Zhu’s Place from the Start 四合院开局替代傻柱 9.2kReads7.5Score22614d adds
