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- 151 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
- 152 Siheyuan: The Happy Life of an Eighth-Grade Worker 四合院之八级工的幸福生活 This novel has no System and no over-the-top melodrama, and things are relatively harmonious. Synopsis: Lin Yu transmigrates into a courtyard in the 1950s and gets a terrible start. Through his own hard work, he gradually becomes an eighth-grade worker and gives his family a happy life. 46.4kReads7.9Score1.9k14d adds
- 153 Siheyuan: The Tempestuous Big Shot, Qin Huairu for One Yuan 四合院之暴躁大佬，秦淮茹一块钱 Qin Huairu throws herself at him, and he steals Lou Xiao'e away. Reborn, hot-tempered. He joins the underworld and becomes its king. He beats the stuffing out of all sorts of men. He meets a host of wonderful women. He enjoys the blessings of having them all. He was born to be the protagonist. If it doesn't work the first time, we'll try twice. In the end, he'll succeed. 2.4kReads5.9Score13014d adds
- 154 Siheyuan: Good Fortune Brings Me a New Life 四合院：大运送我新生 A long-haul truck driver transmigrates into the world of a Beijing courtyard compound in 1949, where he experiences the everyday ups and downs of family life in that era. This is a story about trying to fit into the times and witnessing them firsthand. 10.6kReads8.1Score31514d adds
- 155 Siheyuan: A Fool from the Start, I Conquer the Whole Courtyard 四合院：傻子开局，征服全院 After I transmigrated, I grasped the true meaning of life: if the world is crazy, then I might as well defy fate and be even crazier than everyone else! I refuse to wear myself down with pointless worries. I never admit defeat, never play by the rules, and if you don’t like it, come at me. I specialize in dealing with anyone who won’t take no for an answer, as well as infertility. 43.8kReads8.2Score2.3k14d adds
- 156 Siheyuan: I Transmigrate as Cai Quanwu and Pose as Silly Zhu's Uncle 四合院：穿越蔡全无，冒充傻柱叔 [Golden finger + peaceful daily life + no hostility + scheming + zany antics] After transmigrating into Cai Quanwu, the protagonist discovers that he is in the world of Birds Filling the Siheyuan. To play it safe, he blends into the Siheyuan, hoping to use his familiarity with the plot to make a name for himself, while also getting a taste of what it's like to be morally blackmailed by all those birds. Who knew that when he gave them a chance, they would prove useless? Now watch as our protagoni 28.5kReads8.4Score1.4k14d adds
- 157 Siheyuan: Silly Zhu and I Became Brothers-in-Law 四合院：我和傻柱成了连襟儿 Zhang Feng accidentally transmigrates into a courtyard house, and from the start, he lets Silly Zhu know that Yi Zhonghai and the Jia family are scheming against him! Once Silly Zhu learns of their plot to leave him without an heir, he begins to wake up and stops being a doormat! With Silly Zhu, a mighty general, on his left and Wang Erya, a protector like Qin Liangyu, on his right, Zhang Feng is ready to enjoy the carefree life of a sly schemer in this courtyard full of beasts! One female lead, 14.7kReads7.7Score57914d adds
- 158 I'm Seven and Raising a Child, and Everyone in Siheyuan Has Gone Crazy 七岁带娃的我，四合院全疯了 Only when I stepped through the courtyard gate did I realize I’d arrived in the world of the beastly residents of a Beijing courtyard. And you expect a seven-year-old kid like me to look after children? System, are you messing with me? You even ran off! At least my parents are both alive and well. Well, since I’m here, your great demon king has arrived! You beasts! Heh heh heh! Yi Zhonghai wants to make the rules? I’ll rant you into the ground. The old deaf lady is throwing her weight around? I’ 31.6kReads6.5Score1.8k14d adds
- 159 Siheyuan: I Have the Original Novel in Hand 四合院之我有原著在手 The strongest male lead takes on the miscreants of the courtyard! He uses PUA tactics on Qin Huairu, turning her into an obsessed woman! He teases Yu Li and keeps her wrapped around his finger. He meets the love of his life, and the lovers finally get their happy ending. 4.5kReads5.8Score15414d adds
- 160 Siheyuan: From the Start, I Outsmart Yi Zhonghai 四合院：开局先把易中海算死 [Novel over one million words] [Every plot thread being set up now will be resolved later] [The slower parts are groundwork] [If you don’t want a peaceful pace, you can add it to your library for now] [Includes a System] [Not for nitpickers] [If you like it, please leave lots of comments] —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 161 Siheyuan's Dual Sign-In System 四合院之双签系统 [Courtyard setting + golden finger + dual transmigration + marriage before love + time travel] If you can handle a lot, start from the beginning and get the complete story. If you can’t stand being wronged, I suggest jumping ahead to Chapter 60! By a twist of fate, two strangers transmigrate together into the world of Love in the Courtyard. Bound tightly together by the System, they have no choice but to do their best to play the part of a loving couple in order to survive in their new surroundi 43kReads6.9Score2k14d adds
- 162 Siheyuan: From the Start, I Gain the Strength of an Elephant 四合院：开局获得一象之力 [Courtyard + Traditional Chinese Martial Arts + Everyday Life + Mild Violence + Tomb Raiding and Mystery + Pocket World + Multiple Heroines] [Gentle young man in public × Chief of the Ridge-Shifting Sect in private] [Bajiquan shakes the courtyard, Black Dragon tattoos command the world] In 1954, Qi Yuan transmigrates as an orphan from a mountain village. Just as he activates the tomb-raiding System, he runs into a fatal bug His beginner's gift comes with three items that immediately crash the S 15.5kReads7.8Score1k14d adds
- 163 Siheyuan: The Family Is So Fierce the Neighbors Want to Move Away 四合院：家人太凶悍众禽想搬家 Li Wenhua passed away peacefully. After all, there was nothing worth longing for. But when he woke up again, he wasn't in Heaven or Hell. He was in the world of "The Birds Are Full of the Courtyard". A doting grandma and grandpa, a mother whose strength was unknown but who only got stronger against powerful opponents, a thick-skinned father, a dim-witted yet obedient second brother with extraordinary talent, and a well-behaved, sensible little sister. On the day they moved into the courtyard, he 49kReads8.5Score2.9k14d adds
- 164 Siheyuan: I'm Just a Doctor 四合院之我只是个医生 A mild-mannered story with multiple heroines, a sign-in System, and a doctor. Lin Qingyan transmigrates into Love in the Courtyard. After getting a sign-in System, he thinks he can work as a factory doctor and live a peaceful life. But the animals in the courtyard can’t stand seeing him do well… While putting those troublemakers in their place, he helps the country develop nuclear weapons and establish itself on the world stage. 35.2kReads6.9Score1.9k14d adds
- 165 I Transmigrated into Silly Zhu and Stole Lou Xiao’e from Him 穿越成傻柱，我截胡娄晓娥 A master chef gets an unexpected stroke of luck and is reborn as the young He Yuzhu. Watch him win people over, outsmart the courtyard's schemers, and enjoy the carefree, 'wonderful' life of the Siheyuan, while making them regret their actions every day. 13.9kReads6.3Score61614d adds
- 166 I, He Daqing, Sell Silly Zhu to Yi Zhonghai 我，何大清，把傻柱卖给易中海 [A Myriad Worlds story. The Four-Sided Courtyard arc is complete, and the story is now in the Hong Kong TV world!] After He Daqing transmigrates to the Four-Sided Courtyard, he discovers that the Bai family has beaten him badly enough to land him in the hospital. Then he remembers the scene from the original story where he was driven out and left to wander the streets. He resolutely decides to divorce and return to the capital! He had planned to save his “bargain” son, Silly Zhu. Who could have 8.1kReads7.7Score32014d adds
- 167 Siheyuan: The Carefree Life of a Villain 四合院：恶棍的潇洒生活 [No harem, prickly and cunning male lead, somewhat overpowered, laid-back everyday life, stockpiling supplies, decisive and ruthless, no bleeding-heart heroine] After waking up in a Beijing courtyard home in 1960, Shen He decides he'll never be a pushover again. I have a staff that can sweep away every injustice in the world. I have a staff that can make every scoundrel and spy tremble. I have a staff that can let the light of justice shine everywhere. Look... this is the Staff of Justi 25.5kReads8.2Score1k14d adds
- 168 Siheyuan: Something's Off About He Yushui 四合院之这个何雨水不对劲 Zhang Feng fell silent as Yushui unleashed her full fury. The courtyard was still the same old courtyard, but if He Yushui was still the same old He Yushui, he'd write her name backwards! Heh, just sit back and enjoy the show. 3.2kReads6.2Score10214d adds
- 169 Siheyuan: The Glorious Years of Xiangdong 四合院：向东的火红岁月 In the late 1950s, Xiang Dong unexpectedly received news that his second uncle had died in the line of duty. On the way to the capital, Xiang Dong, a college student from a later era who was used to being worked to the bone, took over his body. It was only after moving into the lucky No. 95 courtyard on Nanguluo Lane that Xiang Dong awakened his spatial ability. See how Xiang Dong grows step by step in this vibrant era, and how he gradually beats Yi Zhonghai until his old back gives out... (P.S. 31.2kReads6.8Score1.8k14d adds
- 170 Siheyuan: I Really Don't Have a System 四合院我真没有系统 Liu Xing's soul enters the body of a rural villager during the famine era after he saves someone. But he has no golden finger, only the technical knowledge in his head and a secret that means he must get to the city. With this knowledge, he helps his family survive the famine. With this knowledge, he makes it to the city and moves into a siheyuan courtyard. With this knowledge, he gets a factory job and becomes a key technical specialist. He marries and has children. With this knowledge, he achi 1.5kReads6.4Score—14d adds
- 171 An Artistic Life in the Siheyuan 四合院之文艺人生 The courtyard houses on Nanluoguxiang hide both the little dramas of family life and the scheming in people's hearts. Su Qing transmigrates into this world, hoping to lie flat and live as a carefree loafer, but the courtyard's endless drama keeps getting in his way. He slams a hand on the table: then he'll be the one to stir things up and rewrite a life full of petty troubles! The story strictly follows the logic of its era and stays true to the original characters. The protagonist is smart, has 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 172 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
- 173 Siheyuan: I’ll Scare You All to Death 四合院：我吓死你们 [Comedy] [Just for fun] [No forgiveness letter] Chen Lang transmigrates too late. His body has already been buried and left to rot. All he can do is attach himself to other objects and scare people to earn Fear Points. He needs one million Fear Points to become human again. At first, Chen Lang doesn't want to transmigrate if it means he can't become human. But his younger sister is being cruelly bullied in a courtyard full of scoundrels, and it's just too pitiful. Chen Lang grits his teeth and g 4.8kReads6.5Score13114d adds
- 174 Siheyuan: I’m a Veterinarian Who Specializes in Beasts 四合院：我是兽医，专治禽兽 [System + corruption and revenge + miracle doctor + no saintly do-gooder + some edge, mostly daily life + family squabbles + lighthearted comedy] Li Chunsheng woke up one morning and, for no apparent reason, transmigrated to Beijing in 1950, where he became the sole direct disciple of Sun Jishi, a master physician of traditional Chinese medicine. But on the very night Li Chunsheng became his disciple, Sun Jishi passed away. Li Chunsheng inherited Sun Jishi's estate and awakened the [Merit System 2.7kReads5.4Score—14d adds
- 175 Siheyuan: I'm Just a Player 四合院：我就是一个玩家 He suddenly arrives in the 1950s, in the world of Full Courtyard House, where he’ll receive the courtyard residents’ “kindness” and “care.” Watch how Yang Jun deals with this bunch of “good people” and lives a life of his own. 9.1kReads8.2Score17214d adds
- 176 Siheyuan: I’m the Neighborhood Director 四合院：我街道主任 The fourth story: Looking at Silly Zhu's prematurely mature face, Xu Damao secretly vows that under no circumstances will he let that pig, Silly Zhu, snatch up his little sister like a cabbage. “You want to be my brother-in-law? You're still not good enough, Silly Zhu. Get lost!” 16.5kReads7.6Score42414d adds
- 177 Siheyuan: Raking in the Old Man’s Cash, Living Off Your Parents Is Nothing to Be Ashamed Of 四合院：爆老登金币，啃老不丢人 He Yuzhu accidentally transmigrates into the world of Siheyuan and becomes He Yuzhu. What? His father, He Daqing, ran off with the White Widow? Good riddance! Now the good life can begin! What? This world isn't just about Siheyuan? Even better! This book has no toxic drama, no drawn-out misunderstandings, and no gross-out humor. Qin Huairu is all mine. The protagonist is shrewd and calculating, and there's no shame in living off your parents. This book is also known as Siheyuan: Sucking Others D 29.7kReads6.9Score2.4k14d adds
- 178 Siheyuan: Transmigrating as He Yuzhu, I Buy a House from the Start 四合院：穿越何雨柱，开局买房 He Yuzhu wakes up to find that he has transmigrated into the world of Love in the Courtyard and become the well-known protagonist, Silly Zhu. But as soon as he opens his eyes, he learns some bad news: his father, He Daqing, has run off to Baicheng with a widow, and has been gone for half a year. His family has suddenly lost its backbone. More importantly, the original He Yuzhu has not yet started working at the future Red Star Steelworks, so the pressures of life and the uncertainty of what lies 18.3kReads5.4Score32814d adds
- 179 Siheyuan: From the Start, I'm a Police Chief with Reba as My Wife! 四合院：开局警司，老婆热芭！ Zhang Chengfei transmigrated into a courtyard house and became a veteran who had earned a first-class collective merit citation and a third-class individual merit citation. From the start, he joined the police force as a second-level superintendent, earning a monthly salary of 76 yuan. He awakened the Case-Solving System. Every case he cracked earned him generous rewards. He also married the pretty young Reba. Everyone in the courtyard envied them, grew jealous, and was also afraid of him. Grann 38.2kReads7.7Score2.4k14d adds
- 180 A Reborn Life in the Siheyuan 重生之四合院人生 A new story is here! You're welcome to read my work 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! 13Reads—Score—14d adds
- 181 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
- 182 Siheyuan: I Transmigrated Three Years Ago and Gained the Power of a Slap 四合院：穿越三年获得巴掌之力 Fighting the courtyard beasts + System + siding with Xu Damao + no troublemaking After transmigrating to the capital in the 1950s, Jiang Fan realized he had ended up in a courtyard full of awful people. “Oh no! I've become one of the beasts!” Three years later, the System came online, and Jiang Fan began a life of stirring up trouble and turning everything upside down! 30kReads7.4Score1.1k14d adds
- 183 Siheyuan: I’m Yushui’s Uncle 四合院之我是雨水舅父 [Set in 1951 from the start.] [Based on popular TV dramas, this is unlike 99% of fan fiction set in the Courtyard Siheyuan universe.] [System novel, feel-good novel.] [Overpowered in the later stages, with a more slice-of-life feel early on.] [One female lead] [Featuring stories from A Little Woman at Zhengyang Gate and Men Are Iron, Rice Is Steel.] The day He Daqing left for Baoding with a widow, Qi An arrived at Courtyard No. 95 on Nanluoguxiang. A warm, peaceful life began to unfold... 35.4kReads7.3Score1.8k14d adds
- 184 Siheyuan’s Turmoil: A Doctor’s Compassion Unravels the Mystery 四合院风云：医者仁心破迷局 In 1949 Beiping, 19-year-old Lin Yi has an extraordinary background. He is a doctoral student about to graduate from Beiping University Medical School, an heir to a family of traditional Chinese medicine practitioners, and the genius youngest son of a high-ranking family. He transmigrated from 2025, bringing with him knowledge of future medicine, a photographic memory, his family's traditional Chinese medicine expertise, and a fishing System. In the System's space, he can fish for medical suppli 922Reads5.4Score—14d adds
- 185 The Siheyuan in an Artistic Age 四合院之文艺时代 Su Qing transmigrates to No. 95 Nanluoguxiang, the legendary courtyard house from a novel. All he wants is a beautiful wife, adorable kids, and a warm bed. From the day he transmigrates, he decides to become a leading figure in the entertainment industry of the future, starting as a screenwriter and moving on to directing. No bitterness, just everyday family life, with respect for the original story. 861Reads5.3Score—14d adds
- 186 Lao Mo, Eating Fish in the Siheyuan, Dominating Hong Kong 老默，四合院吃鱼，香江称霸 [Decisive and ruthless] [No dragging things out] [Kills them all] [Unexpected twists] To find his daughter, he kills his way from a Beijing courtyard house all the way to Xiangjiang. The protagonist is Lao Mo, Jinghai’s top assassin: arrogant, cold, ruthless, and a man of few words who kills without batting an eye. He terrifies every lowlife around, and even the mention of his name makes them quake. Everyone who’s read it says it’s an absolute thrill. If you don’t believe them, check out the rev 43.2kReads7.9Score2.1k14d adds
- 187 Siheyuan: I See the Warmth and Coldness of Human Nature 四合院：我在四合院看人情冷暖 A courtyard story without all the hostility: Old Yi has a son, the Jia family has a hardworking and self-reliant daughter-in-law, and Da Mao will have a son someday. Yushui no longer lacks love. So what will happen to the other families? Follow Wang Weimin, an ordinary man, as he climbs step by step to the top and makes his way onto the world stage. 4.2kReads6.1Score10014d adds
- 188 Siheyuan: Reborn in 1954, with Silly Zhu as My Neighbor 四合院：重生54年，邻居傻柱 Li Zhenmin transmigrates to the world of the Siheyuan in 1954 and becomes He Yuzhu's neighbor. Knowing what the future holds, the first thing Li Zhenmin does after awakening the System is learn to cook. A cook will never go hungry, no matter the era. At this point, He Yuzhu is still a naive little kid, following Li Zhenmin around and calling him “big brother” whenever he gets the chance. Xu Damao isn't as bad as he'll become in the future, either. He keeps pestering Li Zhenmin to take him on as 28.3kReads7.4Score1.4k14d adds
- 189 Siheyuan: From the Start, I Took Down the Retirement Crew 四合院：开局打服了养老团 Zhang Dacheng of the 1950s was so overcome with grief after his mother died that he was replaced by a doctor from the future, also named Zhang Dacheng, who was terminally ill and had perished taking a con man down with him. The moment he arrived in this world, he heard someone cursing him. Zhang Dacheng wasn't about to let that slide: he beat Jia Dongxu and Jia Zhangshi with a stick, then hacked at Yi Zhonghai and He Yuzhu with a blade, first beating the retirement gang into submission... 21.4kReads8.0Score91214d adds
- 190 Transmigrating into the Siheyuan: From Engineer to Pillar of the Nation 穿越四合院：从工程师到国之重器 (One heroine + family life + heartwarming + pocket dimension) Liu Guangqi, a young man from the 21st century, transmigrates to 1951, into the world of the TV drama Love in the Courtyard, and becomes the courtyard’s second ungrateful son, Liu Guangqi. Having been an orphan in his previous life, he vows to cherish his family this time around. A simple, heartwarming life begins in a courtyard unlike any other. 4kReads8.2Score10214d adds
- 191 A Hilarious Tale of Immortals and Heroes 仙侠笑传 A new story is here! You're welcome to read my work 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! 51Reads7.7Score—14d adds
- 192 Siheyuan: The Joy of Lying Flat 四合院：躺平是福 In his previous life, he was filmed on a phone and brought into the world of a 1950s Siheyuan. Though Lu Yuan was born in the 1960s, he takes it all in stride. He worked hard all his previous life; this time, he’ll live for himself. As for the Siheyuan residents’ schemes and machinations, they have nothing to do with him. As long as they don’t threaten his interests, Lu Yuan can’t be bothered to get involved. This time around, he’s going to lie flat and live in comfort. 11kReads5.8Score49214d adds
- 193 I, Yan Jiekang, Start Out as a Sent-Down Youth in the Countryside 四合院我阎解旷开局下乡当知青 Yan Jiekang, an aimless young man from the 21st century, accidentally transmigrates into the body of a man with the same name. To make matters worse, his father is nicknamed Yan the Cheapskate. Isn’t this the TV drama Love in the Courtyard, the one he used to find so infuriating? And his courtyard really is a case of big trouble in a small place, with all sorts of top-tier troublemakers everywhere! Thankfully, he awakens a spatial ability, giving him hope for an easier life. With no job, Yan Jie 10.3kReads7.4Score34414d adds
- 194 Siheyuan: What I Say Goes in This Canteen 四合院，这个食堂我说了算 Zhang Renkang inexplicably finds himself in the world of Love in the Courtyard. He works his way up from a lowly kitchen helper to become the cafeteria director. What? Silly Zhu wants to cause trouble? Give him a beating and kick him out of the cafeteria. What? Qin Huairu wants a free ride? Ha, I won't do it unless I get something out of it. What? Yi Zhonghai wants me to take care of him in his old age? Dream on. I throw in my lot with Li Weimin and thrive. Watch Zhang Renkang take on the whole 9.2kReads7.6Score29514d adds
- 195 Siheyuan: How Dare You Steal My Inheritance? 四合院：我的遗产你们也敢吞？ When a doctoral graduate’s soul landed in 1961, he became a young man in rural Changping who shared his name. His parents were dead, and his uncle’s inheritance had been completely divided among the “old neighbors” in Courtyard 95 on Nanluoguxiang: three rooms, eight thousand yuan in savings, and a secure job at the steel mill, all seized. With no way to seek justice, he had only a will and the future technology and master-level martial arts bestowed upon him by his transmigration. From appealin 6.6kReads6.6Score20114d adds
- 196 Siheyuan: My Mother-in-Law Chose My Happy Life 四合院：丈母娘选我的幸福生活 Lin Yang transmigrates into the frail, sickly character who never existed in the world of the Siheyuan. Orphaned at fifteen, he and his older sister, Lin Yue, have only each other. Fortunately, before transmigrating, he gained a golden finger that healed his body. While out hunting beyond the city, he rescues a girl from drowning by the river. After giving her mouth-to-mouth resuscitation, he and the girl walk down the aisle together, setting off a series of stories. 33.2kReads7.6Score1.9k14d adds
- 197 Siheyuan: The System Picks the Wrong Person from the Start 四合院：开局系统选错人 After fifteen years of hard work, Zhang Ming bought a house and celebrated at home by himself. But after a couple of drinks, he fell asleep and was taken by the System to the world of the Siheyuan. Once it realized it had chosen the wrong person, the System ran off, leaving Zhang Ming stranded in this world. Watch how he uses his golden finger to survive. 57.9kReads6.2Score2.5k14d adds
- 198 Xu Damao's Story Begins in the Siheyuan 许大茂从四合院开始 The courtyard is just where Xu Damao's story begins. How could an era of dramatic change and burning passion go by without me, in the prime of my youth? See how Xu Damao, once a genuine hypocrite and villain, and his two little companions build lives unlike any other. With an unreliable little System, we're not counting on him. The missions are yours, so what do they have to do with me? We'll make our own decisions and live our own lives! (A note: this is a slow-burn story that spans a long peri 2.1kReads5.8Score—14d adds
- 199 Siheyuan: He Yuzhu's Remarkable Life 四合院：何雨柱的精彩人生 After possessing Silly Zhu, the protagonist watches his entire life unfold from the perspective of an observer. Silly Zhu spends his whole life being schemed against by the scoundrels in the courtyard. In the end, they swindle him out of everything he owns, and the three siblings led by the notorious thief Bang Geng drive him out. He freezes to death beneath an overpass, his body almost devoured by wild dogs. At last, the protagonist takes Silly Zhu's place and gets a second chance at life. See 21.3kReads8.1Score67014d adds
- 200 Siheyuan: Silly Zhu Is Reborn in 1953 四合院：傻柱重生从53年开始 Winter in the capital is especially bitter. Beneath an overpass, Silly Zhu curls into a ball, driven out of his home by the ungrateful Bang Geng, cold and hungry. In the biting wind, he thinks of the three-courtyard siheyuan, of Qin Huairu, of all the men and women in the courtyard, and of the absurd life in which he was schemed against until he had nothing left. Silly Zhu swears that if he gets another chance, he'll escape their schemes and live a life of his own. 79.9kReads8.3Score4.4k14d adds
