Novels like Silly Zhu at Thirty
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- 51 Siheyuan: Everyone Was Stunned When I Called the Cops from the Start 四合院：开局就报警全院都傻眼了 After transmigrating as He Yuzhu, he may not have a System to back him up, but he refuses to put up with the slightest injustice. Anyone who scams him, steals from him, or curses him… He reports them to the police the moment they cross his path. Unless there’s something in it for him, he absolutely refuses to play peacemaker! He didn’t get the usual transmigration perks, but unexpected troubles keep cropping up. Lou Xiao'e doesn’t appreciate his good intentions, Qin Huairu has actually gotten in 1.5kReads5.3Score—14d adds
- 52 Siheyuan: Divorced from the Start, I Sign In to Torment the Vermin 四合院：开局被离婚，签到虐禽 Siheyuan: Divorced from the Start, Sign-In and Face-Slapping the Villains Yu Daye transmigrates into the world of Beast-Filled Siheyuan and is immediately forced by his wicked wife, Wang Cuihua, to leave with nothing. Even his ungrateful son jumps out to claim another man as his father. Yu Daye responds with a resounding slap, divorcing his wife and abandoning his son on the spot, then activates the Divine Sign-In System. He steps out for a bowl of zhajiangmian and ends up being confessed to in 38Reads—Score—14d adds
- 53 Siheyuan: I Had Money, a House, and a Household Registration from the Start 四合院：开局钱房子户口都有了 He opened his eyes and found himself in the 1950s, as Silly Zhu. From the start, He Daqing had already run off. As if moral blackmail were beyond him! Dream on if you think he'll let the Jia family use him as a human blood bank. Anyone who wants Old Deafie as their grandmother can have her. A cheat sign-in System is a must, and life will be simply delightful. 26.1kReads6.2Score1.4k14d adds
- 54 Siheyuan: I Saw Silly Zhu Beating Banggeng 四合院：我看到傻柱在揍棒梗 This book isn't particularly dark, so read with that in mind! The early transition chapters mainly feature pranks for profit. There are two chapters involving talismans, but they won't appear again later! Don't worry, babies: the protagonist will never take a loss. Every time they face off against a villain, they come away with a big haul. This book carries on my personal preferences, focusing on imaginative ideas. The protagonist uses their golden finger to grow stronger and enjoy a comfortable 54Reads5.5Score—14d adds
- 55 Siheyuan: He Daqing, Your Dad Is Back! 四合院：何大清，你爹我回来了！ [Low to Moderate Anger and Violence] [A Complete Overhaul of the He Family] [Restoring Family Values] He Zongtang, legendary escort chief, arrives with immense overseas wealth and a Grandmaster System. He thinks he has returned to his roots, only to discover that he has transmigrated into the body of Silly Zhu’s own grandfather! When he sees his unfilial son abandon his family and children, while his grandsons and granddaughters are bullied and bled dry by the beasts in the courtyard, He Zongtan 1.6kReads—Score—14d adds
- 56 Reborn in the Siheyuan: Silly Zhu’s Happy Life 重生四合院，傻柱的幸福人生 Reborn + No System + Face-Slapping + Not a Doormat After the Jia family has used Silly Zhu for all he is worth, they throw him out when he is old. He eventually freezes to death on New Year’s Eve. Silly Zhu looks back on everything he did in this life and the way the Jia family treated him, and regrets it bitterly. He regrets marrying Qin Huairu, a widow, and ruining his life for her. Even worse, he raised several ungrateful brats like Banggeng, only to end up dying miserably on the streets. Giv 69Reads—Score—14d adds
- 57 Scandalous Adventures in the Siheyuan Courtyard 四合院的风流趣事 I... He Yuzhu absolutely has to have babies, babies, babies, babies, babies, babies, babies, babies, babies, babies! I want to have babies forever!!! Can you even afford to raise them all in the end? 39Reads—Score—14d adds
- 58 Siheyuan: A Pair of Bickering Lovebirds 四合院之欢喜冤家 A car accident is to blame: an elite lawyer wakes up in 1951 as He Yuzhu, while a young, beautiful, wealthy divorcee becomes Qin Huairu. They can’t stand each other, but they have to put their differences aside and find a way back to the modern world. Jia Dongxu has lost his wife, and the fools in the courtyard who were supposed to look after him have become smart. All kinds of people show their true colors. The good news is that Qin Huairu’s paintings can be sold for money, but she needs He Yuz 260Reads—Score—14d adds
- 59 Siheyuan: Reborn as Silly Zhu, I Have an Invincible Space 四合院：重生傻柱，我有无敌空间 He Yuzhu once froze to death by a bridge. Now reborn at the age of 16 with a miraculous portable space, he sets the gears of fate turning in a new direction. On the very day his father, He Daqing, elopes with the Widow Bai, he promptly calls the police. Not only does he ensure that He Daqing faces legal consequences, he also successfully transfers the house into his own name and decisively cuts ties with his father. Before the tide of public-private partnerships arrives, he uses his portable spa 256Reads—Score—14d adds
- 60 The Twenty-Sixth Book Printed with Movable Type 活字印刷第26本书 My new work is here! You can read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you enjoy it. Your support motivates me to write, and I'll do my best to tell every story well! 23Reads5.1Score—14d adds
- 61 Siheyuan: The Daily Lives of Scoundrels 四合院，禽兽的日常 He Yuzhu lived a whole life only to find that his kindness had gone to waste. When he gets the chance to be reborn, everything will change. Things won’t go the way they did before. Yi Zhonghai, you want to scheme against me and guilt-trip me with morality? Then we’ll see whose morals are stronger. Qin Huairu, you were the one who hurt me the most. This life, I’ll take pleasure in tormenting you. Otherwise, I’ll never be able to rest easy. Liu Haizhong, you should be focusing on raising your two 566Reads7.3Score—14d adds
- 62 Reborn in 1951: From Silly Zhu to Master Zhu 重生1951之从傻柱到柱爷 My soul returns to 1951! Was I reborn, or did I transmigrate? No matter what happened from the start, this time I’ll live a different life, one full of heart and soul, with a past and a future… 3.4kReads7.1Score11114d adds
- 63 Sha Zhu Reborn: The System’s Space Loots the Entire Courtyard 傻柱重生：系统空间偷空全院 As He Yuzhu lay dying in a cold bridge underpass, he looked back on his life, filled with regret. He had spent his whole life being a sucker, constantly giving his wages and meal coupons to the Jia family. Yi Zhonghai had guilt-tripped him with morality, while everyone in the compound schemed against him and took advantage of him. He gave everything, only to end up with nothing and freeze to death on the street. When he opened his eyes again, he was reborn in 1961, before the tragedy had begun. 2.3kReads—Score10414d adds
- 64 Siheyuan: If You Want Trouble, You Got It 四合院：不服就干 32Reads—Score—14d adds
- 65 Breaking the Siheyuan: Starting as a Remnant of Manchukuo 破防四合院：从伪满余孽开始 33Reads—Score—14d adds
- 66 Siheyuan: Xu Damao, Master of the Classics 四合院：能加典的许大茂 A veteran driver of dump trucks unexpectedly transmigrates into Love in the Courtyard and becomes Xu Damao, a master of romance. As the son-in-law of a major capitalist, the road ahead is bound to be full of difficulties. Fortunately, transmigrators get a golden finger. With a proficiency panel at his disposal, let’s see how this veteran driver turns his life around in the face of adversity! This is a story about living a new life, with less hostility. If you want to see someone picking fights w 809Reads6.0Score—14d adds
- 67 Middle-Aged Silly Zhu in the Siheyuan 四合院中年傻柱 No System + Laid-back daily life + One heroine + Business development + Low on hostility. Don't read if that's not your thing. He Yong takes a nap and wakes up in 1976 as Silly Zhu. Watch him stir up the tides of the era. He and Lou Xiao'e are inseparable, making everyone in the courtyard envious and jealous, yet powerless to do anything about it. With no pocket dimension and no System, see how he relies on himself to leave behind an enduring legend in this era. 5kReads8.1Score10614d adds
- 68 Life in the Siheyuan: I Married Qin Huairu from the Start 四合院的人生烟火开局娶了秦淮茹 He Zhu unexpectedly arrives in a lively Siheyuan courtyard and marries Qin Huairu from the start. With no father holding him back and support from kindhearted people, how could he fail to gradually rise to the peak of life in this courtyard? 1.2kReads8.2Score10214d adds
- 69 Siheyuan: He Yuzhu Forces Qin Huairu to Marry Him from the Start 四合院，何雨柱开局逼秦淮茹结婚 He Yuzhu from the twenty-second century transmigrates into Sha Zhu’s body and takes it over. From the start, he forces Qin Huairu to marry him and cuts ties with the Jia family. Yi Zhonghai, Liu Haizhong, Yan Bugui, I’ll settle with you for everything you did to scheme against the original owner. In an instant, the mood in the courtyard changes. He Yuzhu becomes a troublemaker, throwing the whole place into disarray. 359Reads6.8Score4214d adds
- 70 Siheyuan: A Different Silly Zhu 四合院：不一样的傻柱 A new story is here! Come read my work on Tomato Novel. I hope you enjoy it. Your support inspires me to write, and I’ll do my best to tell every story well! 322Reads6.7Score—14d adds
- 71 A New Life Begins at Zhengyang Gate 从正阳门开始的新生 Also known as Winning by a Narrow Margin: He Zhefei. A senior engineer at a state-owned steelmaking company in the twenty-first century throws himself into stock trading, becoming one of countless little investors fleeced by capitalists. After countless sleepless nights, he finally drops dead from exhaustion. His soul travels back to the early days of the People’s Republic of China, into the body of a top student who studied in the Soviet Union. Then he receives a letter: “What? This is Under th 164Reads—Score—14d adds
- 72 Siheyuan: Silly Zhu Is Reborn and Goes on a Blind Date with Yu Li from the Start 四合院：重生傻柱开局相亲于莉 He Yuzhu, a food delivery rider, was hit by a truck after running a red light. He transmigrated to a courtyard house in 1959 and became a chef with the same name, He Yuzhu, nicknamed Silly Zhu. 4.2kReads6.7Score26114d adds
- 73 Siheyuan: I Have a Cultivation System 四合院之我有一个修行系统 Given another life, I’ll live it with my eyes open and enjoy every minute. I’ll never let anyone control me again. For my own happiness, let them all hate me if they want. I’m He Yuzhu. Same old courtyard, a completely different life. I’m here, dear neighbors! 526Reads5.9Score—14d adds
- 74 Siheyuan: I Carry a Farmers’ Market Wherever I Go 四合院：随身带着农贸市场 [Pocket dimension, feel-good power fantasy, bluffing, dealing with troublesome neighbors, career advancement, no supernatural monsters] He Yuzhu was a corporate workhorse, and working late every night had left him in poor health. After work one morning, he planned to stop by a nearby wholesale farmers' market to buy something tasty and restore his strength. But as soon as he walked into the market, his head spun, his legs went weak, and he fainted. When he woke up, he was in 1961, and had become 17Reads7.4Score—14d adds
- 75 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
- 76 I, Silly Zhu, Do the Missions, So Why Does Xu Damao Get the Rewards? 我傻柱做任务，奖励凭啥给许大茂 I'm Silly Zhu, and I got a Comeback System. Complete a task, get a reward. That day, Jia Dongxu died. Uncle Yi asked me to bring Sister Qin some leftovers. I was just about to agree when the System told me that refusing would double my strength. For the reward, I gritted my teeth and said no. Uncle Yi was furious, and so was I. “I completed the task, so where’s my reward?” That evening, Uncle Yi organized a fundraiser. The damn System even lied and said it would give me 300 yuan if I donated not 109Reads6.2Score—14d adds
- 77 Siheyuan: He Yuzhu Gets a Fresh Start 四合院：何雨柱从头再来 My new work is out! Come read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you enjoy it. Your support motivates me to write, and I’ll do my best to tell every story well! 881Reads6.6Score10214d adds
- 78 Siheyuan: The Growth Story of He Yuzhu 四合院：何雨柱成长史 He Yuzhu, a fool in everyone else's eyes, is knocked unconscious during an attack by fleeing soldiers. When he wakes, his soul has been replaced by that of a special forces king from the 21st century. See how he climbs to the pinnacle of life, one step at a time, in this era. 719Reads6.0Score—14d adds
- 79 Building a Shelter in the Siheyuan Courtyard 四合院里建避难所 (Siheyuan world, apocalyptic survival game, cheerful comedy, holds a grudge and always gets even, keeps a low profile while growing stronger...) Xue Youcai was on the verge of reaching the pinnacle of success in real life when he accidentally got caught up in a battle that was impossible to look at or describe. Then he was tossed into the world of Siheyuan! Xue Youcai: Since there’s no turning back, I might as well take the “compensation” and keep living it up! 581Reads6.5Score—14d adds
- 80 Siheyuan: Silly Zhu Quits Cooking 四合院：傻柱不再做厨师 My new work is here! You're welcome to read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you'll enjoy it. Your support is what keeps me writing, and I'll do my best to tell every story well! 392Reads5.7Score—14d adds
- 81 Siheyuan: I’m He Yuzhu, and I Don’t Eat Beef! 四合院：我何雨柱，不吃牛肉！ Lots of people have demonized courtyard life, but have you ever seen a version with immortals and Buddhas? When the plot of a Journey to the West-style courtyard story comes together, you'll find plenty of exciting moments. Faced with the gods and Buddhas of heaven putting on a show of force, He Yuzhu declared, “I am the Great Sage Equal to Heaven, and I don't eat beef! Come at me if you've got the guts. Let's see whether the horses at the Imperial Stables listen to me or to you!” 249Reads6.3Score—14d adds
- 82 Siheyuan: The Whole Factory Is Fighting to Give Me Scrap Iron 四合院：全厂职工抢着给我送废铁 Li Ping'an came across a chilling notification in the System space: [Warning! You have triggered "God Mode." All characters will see the floating... above your head.] 17Reads—Score—14d adds
- 83 Siheyuan: The Eldest He Son Marries a Virtuous Wife from the Start 四合院：何家老大开局即迎娶贤妻 He Hongyang somehow transmigrates into a Beijing courtyard house and becomes the eldest son of the He family. But the family’s situation is dire. He Daqing has abandoned his wife and children and vanished without a trace. He Yuzhu has only just started his apprenticeship and is not yet capable of supporting the family, while He Yushui is still very young. The entire burden falls on He Hongyang’s shoulders. On top of that, he takes in the sisters Wang Liying and Wang Lizhen. The five of them stru —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 84 Reborn as He Yuzhu: First I Take Down the Jia Family, Then Yi! 重生何雨柱，先灭贾家再屠易！ The ailing and elderly He Yuzhu Was driven from home by Bang Geng and his sister. With nowhere else to turn, he slept beneath a bridge. He escaped the jaws of wild dogs and survived the clutches of Da Mao! Looking back on his life, he finally understood his mistakes, but it wasn’t too late to change! One bottle of paraquat, and the entire Jia family was gone! Back in the hall where his mother once smiled when he was a child! Zhuzi spent his life lost in a daze! His soul returned to his younger s 2Reads6.3Score—14d adds
- 85 He Yuzhu’s Life in a Bygone Era 何雨柱年代生活 After transmigrating into He Yuzhu, he punches Yi Daode, kicks the soul-summoning sorcerer, gives Qin Bailian a piece of his mind, and keeps the courtyard’s pests in line. He won’t fawn over anyone in the courtyard. If they don’t like it, they can fight him. 186Reads7.9Score—14d adds
- 86 After Exposing the Siheyuan, Yi Zhonghai’s Image Crumbles 曝光四合院后，易中海人设崩了 Song Gua transmigrates into a courtyard house and obtains the Gossip Farmer System. All he has to do is submit gossip to earn rewards, so from then on, he never goes anywhere without his notebook. Yi Zhonghai takes sides unfairly? First, let's get your own conduct straight. He Yuzhu blocks the door and starts shouting? I'll knock you flat, then we can have a nice long talk about your story. Granny Deaf throws her weight around because of her age? First, explain your class background. He opens hi 1.9kReads5.7Score10314d adds
- 87 Siheyuan: Silly Zhu Is Reborn Before His Mother Dies 四合院：傻柱在母亲死亡前重生 After Silly Zhu dies, his soul wanders through the modern world for decades before he somehow becomes reborn on the day before his mother dies. The first thing he does after being reborn is take his mother to the hospital for a checkup. After saving her, he sets out to take revenge on everyone who bullied him in his previous life. He goes to Qin Family Village, pretends to be Jia Dongxu, and makes Qin Huairu his woman. He marries Lou Xiao'e, the unattainable beauty he loved in his previous life. 12.7kReads7.6Score71614d adds
- 88 Siheyuan: Oh No! I've Really Become Silly Zhu! 四合院：坏了！我真成傻柱了！ After watching the entire Siheyuan series, He Changsheng lets out a very chuunibyou shout: “I am Silly Zhu, and I shall suppress every enemy in the courtyard!” When he opens his eyes, a little girl with yellow hair is standing in front of him. “Brother, you're awake,” she says. He sees the damaged walls, the Eight Immortals table inside, the blackened stove, and the ragged towel. He Changsheng finally realizes: 'I've really become Silly Zhu.' Well, he's here now, so he might as well make the bes 1.5kReads6.3Score—14d adds
- 89 Siheyuan: Becoming Silly Zhu with a Pocket Dimension 四合院：带着空间成傻柱 He Yuzhu, a corporate wage slave from the 21st century, transmigrates into the body of He Yuzhu from Love in the Courtyard. As soon as he arrives, he gets Qin Huairu into bed! With a pocket dimension that came along when he transmigrated, He Yuzhu plans to eat and drink like a king in this courtyard full of beasts. He’ll also have a little fun bullying the young widow, flirting with young wives, teaching ungrateful ingrates a lesson, and ruining the lives of the black-hearted... 432Reads7.0Score18714d adds
- 90 Transmigrating to the Siheyuan: He Yuzhu’s New Beginning 穿越四合院何雨柱的新生 Hu Yuzhu woke up to find himself inexplicably turned into He Yuzhu. Seeing the year 1951 on the calendar, then He Yushui sobbing with her head against him, he felt a headache coming on. Fortunately, he had He Yuzhu's memories in his mind. Before Hu Yuzhu could even figure out what was going on, a ding sounded in his head: his golden finger had arrived. Hu Yuzhu vaguely remembered a friend mentioning someone named He Yuzhu. He knew he must have transmigrated into a TV series called Love in the Co 270Reads5.5Score—14d adds
- 91 Siheyuan: What’s Wrong with He Yuzhu Knowing a Thing or Two About Romance? 四合院：我何雨柱懂点调调怎么了 [Low on violence, focused on daily life, decisive in action, keeps troublemakers at bay, lives a leisurely life] A modern music student transmigrates into He Yuzhu and, from the start, gains expert erhu skills and activates a luck-boosting System. You’re a cook, so just stick to cooking. Why are you messing around with an erhu? Wait… That tune is so moving. May I ask what it’s called? “Fireworks Fade”! 106Reads—Score—14d adds
- 92 Siheyuan: I, Yi Zhonghai, Snatch Qin Huairu from the Start 四合院：我易中海开局截胡秦淮如 Yi Hai, from the year 2025, transmigrated to 1950. And now he’s also Yi Buqun, the revered paragon of morality. What’s he supposed to do? Fortunately, it’s still early. There’s time to turn things around! First, he’ll swoop in and marry Qin Huairu. And he has a supermarket space stocked with an unlimited supply of goods? While you’re eating steamed corn buns, I’ll be having pork dumplings! So you can fill your stomach by eating nothing but meat, without any staple food? Jealous? Going to report —Reads5.9Score—14d adds
- 93 Siheyuan: I've Changed, Silly Zhu 四合院：我傻柱变了呀 Transmigrating as “Silly Zhu,” He Yuzhu, he refuses to be guilt-tripped from the start! The courtyard’s busybodies are stunned: Why isn’t Silly Zhu being silly anymore?! I win the senior leadership’s appreciation by overhauling the cafeteria, and shock everyone at the factory-wide assembly. Liu Haizhong is jealous? Yi Zhonghai is scheming? Xu Damao is framing me? I counter every move and put them all in their place. Lou Xiao'e knocks on my window late at night and entrusts me with a top-secret 15Reads—Score—14d adds
- 94 Siheyuan: Yi Zhonghai Becomes the Top Donor 四合院：易中海成了榜一大哥 This book has a light tone and no crude toilet humor. Readers who enjoy seeing the villains get tortured may be disappointed. A 21st-century wage slave transmigrates into Silly Zhu. As one of the Tomato Novel Orphanage's members, he'd always envied people whose parents could support them and let them live off their savings. Now that he's transmigrated into the world of the courtyard, how could he let others live off him? See how he turns the tables and has others support him in his old age. 14.3kReads8.3Score54314d adds
- 95 Reborn in 1951: Am I Silly Zhu? 重生1951，我是傻柱？ He Yuzhu, a modern young man, is reborn in 1951. At this time, Sha Zhu’s father, He Daqing, has just abandoned his family and children. Watch as the newly reborn He Yuzhu takes his little sister and races toward a new life. 4.9kReads6.1Score13814d adds
- 96 Reincarnated as He Yuzhu 魂穿何雨柱 Soul transmigration! Not being reborn! So there’s less angst! If it’s not to your taste, you can leave! Please go easy on me!!! [System + transmigration + top-tier torment + total control + guaranteed troublemaking] In the 21st century, corporate drudge Yuan Shisan struggled every day with KPIs and overtime, living the life of a stereotypical corporate workhorse. After an accident, he transmigrated into the world of The Four-Sided Courtyard and became the overly kind, constantly schemed-agains 25.1kReads6.7Score1.2k14d adds
- 97 Siheyuan: Grandmaster of Chinese Martial Arts, Heir to Jingwu Men 四合院：国术大宗师，精武门传人 I transmigrated into Courtyard No. 95 on Nanluoguxiang and became a descendant of Chen Zhen, reopening the Jingwu School. Watch me break through every obstacle with sheer strength. Let the winds blow from east, west, north, or south. The national arts will one day sweep across the entire starry sky. A legendary path that will last forever. 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 98 Reborn, He Yuzhu Went on a Killing Spree 重生何雨柱杀疯了 He Yuzhu, who spends his paycheck rescuing girls in trouble, arrives in Love in the Courtyard. What kind of life will he lead there? Has Bang Geng become his son? How could that be? He’ll have to make sure the boy turns out right... 8.8kReads7.7Score43214d adds
- 99 Siheyuan: Now That I'm Reborn, Who Would Still Marry a Pretty Widow? 四合院：都重生了，谁还娶俏寡妇 [Courtyard Compound + System + Mild Conflict + No Living on Bran and Pickles + One Female Lead] Silly Zhu is reborn in 1953 and obtains the Rejection System. He goes fishing, makes a fortune, and enjoys the good life. In his previous life, he spent all his days working around the stove. In this life, he’ll live freely and travel far and wide. Yi Zhonghai: “Silly Zhu, you need to support me in my old age.” He Yuzhu: “One kick sends your retirement plan flying.” 7.9kReads7.1Score33014d adds
- 100 Siheyuan: I Only Want Xiao'e, So Why Are You All Throwing Yourselves at Me? 四合院我只要晓娥你们扑过来干啥 Courtyard setting, with Lou Xiao'e, Qin Huairu, Qin Jingru, and Yu Li as the female leads. He Tiezhu struggled for half his life and had been married for years, only to discover that his wife had been cheating on him and that he'd spent years raising someone else's child. His ex-wife and her lover conspired to leave him with nothing. He came to work as a chef in a small restaurant, never expecting that the moment he turned on the gas canister, there would be a bang, and he would transmigrate str 2.9kReads6.3Score18114d adds
