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- 1 Siheyuan: The Short-Tempered Liu Guangtian 四合院之暴躁刘光天 A young modern man transmigrates into the world of the Siheyuan. No manners, no morals: two strokes and it's a fight, two dots and a strength stroke and it's done! (Check out my profile for completed Siheyuan novels!) 118.4kReads8.2Score8.8kShelves
- 2 Siheyuan: The Hot-Tempered Chief Engineer Returns for Revenge 四合院：暴躁总工，我回来索命！ [No Goody-Two-Shoes, No Wavering, No Forgiveness! Just Fight!] Reborn in 1962, Lin Yang returned in triumph from a base in the Great Northwest, bearing the title of Level Six Engineer! As soon as he stepped into the courtyard, he discovered the Jia family had taken over his house. Without a word, Lin Yang kicked Silly Zhu flying and slapped Jia Zhangshi until both her cheeks swelled! Yi Zhonghai stepped forward to guilt-trip him? I’ve got no morals, so how are you going to guilt-trip me? Drop de 722Reads—Score—Shelves
- 3 Siheyuan: I'm Silly Zhu, and the Living Yama Tells Me to Be Kind 四合院：我傻柱，活阎王劝我善良 Reborn as Silly Zhu, and the retirement crew’s world comes crashing down! Silly Zhu freezes to death in a blizzard, then unexpectedly transmigrates to 1961, just after Jia Dongxu has died and Qin Huairu has been left a widow! From this day on, Silly Zhu becomes a living King of Hell! 2kReads5.7Score101Shelves
- 4 Rising to Greatness: Starting with the Recruit 从士兵突击开始崛起 A new work is out! You can find my stories on Tomato Novel. I hope you’ll enjoy them. Your support is what motivates me to write, and I’ll do my best to tell every story well! 16Reads7.4Score—Shelves
- 5 Siheyuan: I Stop Time at the Start and Support My Family by Solving Cases 四合院：时停起手，我靠破案养家 In 2026, forensic pathologist Wang Zhili accidentally transmigrates to the courtyard at No. 95 Nanluoguxiang in 1965, thanks to a Shanghai-brand watch made in 1965. At the time, unsolved cases abound and enemy agents are active. But life at No. 95 Nanluoguxiang is even more exciting than solving cases! Silly Zhu: What’s so great about being a cop? You can’t even solve the case of the missing chicken in our courtyard! Qin Huairu: Comrade Wang Zhili, I can do your laundry. Just give me ten jin of 1.9kReads—Score114Shelves
- 6 I Am a Warrior 我是战士 Have you ever faced a setback? Have you ever endured a blow? Have you ever felt your life plunge into endless darkness, as if you were destined to sink into it forever? Faced with this overwhelming darkness, should I fall to my knees and beg for mercy? Or should I lie flat and let a thousand blades mercilessly tear me apart? No! I will always stand by my own fate! I will always be the master of my own soul! I am a warrior, and I never retreat! I am a warrior, and I fight to the death! 1.6kReads8.7Score188Shelves
- 7 Love in the Courtyard: Silly Zhu's Redemption 情满四合院傻柱的救赎 [No System] [No pocket dimension] [No golden finger] [Grounded in reality] If you’re looking for a mindless power fantasy that ignores its historical setting, this isn’t for you. A modern young man named He Yuzhu unexpectedly transmigrates into the world of Love in the Courtyard. Since he has the same name as the protagonist and is a devoted viewer of the show, many of its plotlines have always bothered him. Taking advantage of his transmigration, he uses the limited resources available to chang 1.3kReads—Score101Shelves
- 8 Siheyuan: The Orange-Red Era Begins in 1960 四合院：从1960开始橙红年代 [Siheyuan Courtyard + Transmigration + Farming + Pocket Dimension + Period Piece + One Female Lead + Comedy] (If you want to read about scraping by on coarse food and plain clothes, don't come in.) Zhang Shaowu, the head of the Three Wolves and an e-commerce company owner, transmigrates to 1960 and lands in the infamous Courtyard of Beasts. He remains true to his role model, Mr. Mengde, as he makes his way through the wolf-and-tiger-filled Orange-Red Era. Inside the courtyard is a little world o 1.4kReads6.7Score—Shelves
- 9 Siheyuan: The Retirement Crew Is Completely Stunned 四合院：养老团全懵逼 A wish-fulfillment story. Zhang Dajian, an emergency physician from the future, arrives in 1958 at Courtyard No. 95. He is only sixteen, his father has recently passed away, and he has no elders to protect him. The compensation for his father’s death at work draws the greedy neighbors’ attention. When Zhang Dajian first arrives, he is in poor health, so he keeps his head down and writes a story under Jia Dongxu’s name, ruining the reputations of Yi Zhonghai and Jia Zhangshi. Once his health reco 22.7kReads6.7Score1.3kShelves
- 10 Siheyuan: The Cousin Is Here 四合院之老表来了 After the Korean War ended in victory in 1953, Lü Xiangyang followed his father’s arrangements and transferred back to the capital. But at the end of the year, when his father, senior officer Lü Yunzhou, came home, he casually let slip that Lü Xiangyang had an aunt named Lü Bingxin, and that his uncle by marriage was none other than He Daqing. 2kReads7.2Score101Shelves
- 11 Siheyuan: I Control the Whole Game, So Don't Mess with Me 四合院：掌控全局，谁也别惹我 Fang Che wakes up from a nap and discovers that he has transmigrated into the world of Birds Fill the Courtyard. Silly Zhu lets Qin Huairu bleed him dry, loving every minute of it because he lusts after a widow. He's destined to die without heirs! First Master Yi acts upright on the surface, but is actually a hypocrite who is all appearances and no virtue! Second Master Liu is ambitious but incompetent, obsessed with becoming an official. He's an unkind father, and his children are unfilial! Thi —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 12 Siheyuan: I'm on a Rampage! All That's Left Is the Show's Title 四合院：我！杀疯了，就剩剧名了 Lu Ning transmigrates into a courtyard compound and awakens a Killing System. He discovers that the original owner was tormented to death by Jia Dongxu and the other brutes, ending his life beneath a crooked tree in the suburbs. Thus begins a campaign of revenge and slaughter against the brutes. 26Reads5.4Score—Shelves
- 13 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 1.9kReads6.4Score102Shelves
- 14 I Transmigrated to the Republic of China: The Number One Assassin 穿越民国：第一杀手 PS: (This isn't a brainless power fantasy. It respects the era, history, heroes, and our compatriots who lost their lives.) If you want a transmigration story where the protagonist becomes invincible overnight, don't read this. Don't read this. Don't read this. The first 100 chapters follow an ordinary person's transformation! If you want an ordinary person to transmigrate and dominate the world and the universe, stay away!!!! (The first 100 chapters include failures, overconfidence, and all kin 2kReads6.8Score130Shelves
- 15 Siheyuan: This Tough Guy from Sichuan Is No One to Mess With 四合院：这个川蛮子可不好惹 [Period Siheyuan + smart, satisfying fiction + no saintly protagonist + decisive and ruthless + never fawns on anyone + no involvement with the women in the story + pocket dimension] After transmigrating to 1957, Wang Erheng only wants to live a quiet life. But the residents of Courtyard No. 95 won't let him. Jia Zhangshi tries to lay a hand on his younger sister, Liu Haizhong wants to impose rules, and Yi Zhonghai tries to use a mass meeting to bully him. He slaps them one by one and sends them 11.1kReads6.3Score429Shelves
- 16 Siheyuan: Stirring Up Trouble in Secret 四合院：暗中搞事情 A touch of defiance, a knack for exposing others, and a calculating mind. One day, I return to an old alley, where a nameless little courtyard lies quiet. I lower my eyes before others, keeping my schemes hidden, while secretly stirring up waves to roil the years. I see through every idle word of the deaf old woman and expose every greedy plot of the beasts. Do not think someone of humble standing has no weight; with a gentle stir, I can raise a storm and unsettle the immortals. 67.3kReads7.7Score3.8kShelves
- 17 Siheyuan: I Became He Yushui's Boyfriend 四合院：我成了何雨水对象 Zhao Zheng transmigrates into a Siheyuan and becomes a beat cop. By chance, he rescues He Yushui, a neighbor from the middle courtyard, and never expects that from then on, the girl will fall for him. 468Reads7.2Score253Shelves
- 18 Siheyuan: Teaching the Beasts a Lesson in 1948 from the Start 四合院：开局1948年教训禽兽 [No morals + mild tormenting of the courtyard's beasts + everyday life at the heart of it + a powerful, practical golden finger] Li Mingxuan transmigrates into a courtyard in 1948, where he spends his days tormenting the beasts. The protagonist has no manners and often plays dirty. The whole point is: if I have no morals, you can't guilt-trip me... The courtyard's beasts definitely won't be killed off all at once. If I killed them immediately, there'd be nothing left to write about. Isn't it bet 318.4kReads7.3Score30.1kShelves
- 19 Siheyuan: From the Start, I Marry Jingru and Leave the Widow Stunned 四合院：开局娶京茹，寡妇懵了 The Four Courtyard story begins again! [System] + [Period] + [Reforming the courtyard’s ways] + [Everyday family life] Transmigrated as Silly Zhu in 1965, he faces the retirement brigade’s relentless harassment and the pitiful act put on by the widowed Qin. Now that the “new He Yuzhu” knows his original self’s fate, will he go with the flow and repeat the same mistakes, or use the System to forge a whole new life in this passionate era? Does he want a life with a wife and children gathered aroun 24.1kReads7.4Score1.3kShelves
- 20 Diary of Life in Siheyuan No. 95 95号四合院生活日记 Zhang Lin's soul transmigrated into the body of a rootless village rascal from Zhangjia Village in 1953. No pocket dimension, no System, no special abilities. His only advantage was having read all kinds of stories about life in a Beijing courtyard, so he had a rough idea of China's history after its founding. As for the systematic education he'd received over a decade later, he couldn't see how it would help him just yet. Follow our protagonist as he enjoys an authentic life in the 1950s. 3.1kReads7.1Score—Shelves
- 21 Siheyuan: Crippling Silly Zhu from the Start 四合院：开局打残废傻柱 I have two bodies. One is a soldier fighting desperately against a coalition of foreign forces on the northern battlefield; the other is the abandoned son of a capitalist family living on a street in the capital. They are thousands of miles apart. Life is hard for the capitalist family in this era, while the soldier has been gravely wounded on the battlefield. If the soldier and the capitalist heir merge, a brand-new war hero will be born. Unexpectedly, the capitalist heir in the capital gets on 9.1kReads8.3Score285Shelves
- 22 Siheyuan: Starting with Lou Xiao'e 四合院：从娄小蛾开始 [Mostly everyday life] + [A little edge] + [No over-the-top antics] + [Love in the Courtyard] + [The Little Woman Under Zhengyang Gate] Lin Xuan transmigrates into a courtyard house. Orphaned with both parents dead, he is fortunate enough to gain a lottery System and receives god-tier medical skills and a portable dimension. He only wants to keep a low profile and enjoy a modest life, but trouble keeps finding him. He makes a name for himself with his medical skills and protects his family with 1.1kReads—Score110Shelves
- 23 Siheyuan: Steal My Workstation? I'll Break Your Legs! 四合院：抢工位？打断你狗腿！ After transmigrating to a Siheyuan in the 1960s, Lin Youcai has barely taken over his father's pension and job when Jia Zhangshi and her son start hounding him. They try to steal his job, throw tantrums, and even threaten to dig up his father's grave! With all that anger bottled up, how could Lin Youcai put up with it? Faced with Jia Zhangshi making a scene, Jia Dongxu plotting revenge behind his back, and Yi Zhonghai scheming under the guise of “making peace,” Lin Youcai refuses to play the s 2kReads—Score102Shelves
- 24 Siheyuan: From the Start, I Con the Deaf Old Lady Out of Two Rooms 四合院：开局我先讹老聋子两间房 “Poultry-Tormenting” + “No Being Pushed Around” + “No Deadweight” + “Lone-Wolf Protagonist” + “Doesn’t Fawn Over Anyone” Li Wenyang transmigrates into the world of "The Courtyard Is Full of Poultry". From the start, he catches Grandma Deaf selling ration coupons on the black market, then extorts her out of two rear rooms. This, however, earns him the enmity of a whole bunch of beasts. Watch as Li sets the courtyard straight and takes down the beasts, starting with himself. 14.5kReads8.7Score663Shelves
- 25 Siheyuan: From the Start, I Go on a Killing Spree and Seize Immortality in the Courtyard 四合院：开局杀疯我在院里夺长生 [Transmigration] [Multiple Women] [Ruthless] [System] The early plot moves a little slowly, but don't worry, it gets really good later. If you're not satisfied, come take it up with me! Zhao Zheng transmigrates to 1963. In his previous life, he was ruthless and cold-blooded. In this life, he meant to keep his head down and live quietly, but some people just can't help courting death. After he kills his first victim, he discovers that the System actually rewards him with extra lifespan. And so 212.5kReads8.3Score20.2kShelves
- 26 Siheyuan: Watching the Courtyard's Fools with a Smile 四合院：笑看众禽 [System] [Not a do-gooder] [No dumbing down] [Overbearing] [Multiple female leads] The male lead, Li Tianyou, arrives in the world of Love in the Courtyard. He had planned to live peacefully through those turbulent years, but who could have guessed that a pack of troublemakers would keep trying to harm him? If you want to take me down, then striking first is better than sitting back and taking the blows. 753Reads5.8Score—Shelves
- 27 Plane Crash in the Arctic: I’m the Only Survival Expert 坠机北极我是唯一的求生专家 [No special powers, no System] [Realistic survival in the Arctic] [Extreme cold survival] [No harem, no simping] [Survival expert] A passenger plane bound for Norway suffers a malfunction mid-flight and makes an emergency landing in the Arctic. Ren Ye is a survival blogger who came to the Arctic to film survival videos, but he unexpectedly gets caught in a plane crash. When he opens his eyes, he discovers that the plane has made an emergency landing on an ice floe. The plane has broken into thre 4.6kReads8.4Score387Shelves
- 28 Siheyuan: A Tiny Courtyard Across the Heavens, Come If You Dare 四合院：诸天小破院，有胆你就来 He woke up one morning to find himself as He Yuzhu, the biggest sucker in the courtyard. Luckily, time had not run out, and things weren’t beyond saving yet. He Daqing had only just run off, so there was still a chance to set many things right. Taking advantage of his morning temper, he beat up the moral paragon Yi Zhonghai, only to discover that there was more to this courtyard than met the eye. After all, where had the original courtyard gotten its east and west wings? And now there were three 15.5kReads7.0Score672Shelves
- 29 Siheyuan: The Maternal Uncle Is the Head of the Family 四合院：娘亲舅大 In 1960, from the start, Lü Jianshe, a medical school graduate transferred from Hebei to the capital, was surprised to discover that he seemed to have a nephew and a niece. They were none other than Silly Zhu, the protagonist of a certain TV drama, and the supporting character He Yushui. Silly Zhu: I actually have an elder! I'm not a wild child with no one to carry on the family line. Yushui: How come this uncle looks even younger than my brother? But a mother's brother is a big deal. With Uncle 86kReads7.0Score5.9kShelves
- 30 Siheyuan: The Division Chief Returns from the Start! 四合院，开局处长归来！ Wu Qingyun joined the army as a boy. Now that he has returned from the battlefield, he is ordered to form a security office! The retirement-age crowd in Compound No. 95 actually took advantage of his absence to bully his mother. They should have thought of that before! Just see what fate awaits them! 6.5kReads7.2Score206Shelves
- 31 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. 185Reads7.9Score—Shelves
- 32 Siheyuan: Hang Bang Geng and Get Granny Deaf Pregnant 四合院：吊死棒梗，让聋老太怀孕 [Pure rage-fueled chaos] + [Decisive and merciless] + [No survivors] When Li Yun wakes up, he discovers he has transmigrated to a courtyard compound. His parents have vanished without a trace, and the vultures in the compound are trying to grab everything they left behind. They quickly take over two of the rooms his parents left him, and soon even the last one is in danger of being snatched away. When Li Yun learns what has happened, he is furious. Fortunately, his Revenge System awakens. Killin 14.6kReads6.7Score935Shelves
- 33 Siheyuan: With a Cheat, There's No Need to Keep a Low Profile 四合院之有挂绝不低调 This book has no hostility. Everyone is a poor soul shaped by the times, and there are no crude bodily-function scenes. Readers who enjoy stories about tormenting the courtyard's pests may be disappointed. By a twist of fate, Ji Nanji transmigrates into the world of the Siheyuan and becomes Hao Yujie in 1960. He lives right next door to the Siheyuan at No. 95 Nanluoguxiang. After arriving, Hao Yujie gradually discovers that this is a very different kind of courtyard. The protagonist says, “I hav 1.9kReads8.2Score104Shelves
- 34 I Transmigrated into Jia Dongxu in Siheyuan 四合院穿越到贾东旭身上 As a modern man and master chef specializing in braised dishes, Lin Tao watched Love in the Courtyard and felt it was unfair that Silly Zhu died beneath a bridge and Lou Xiaoe died in a foreign land. Then he suddenly transmigrated into the courtyard, only to find himself in the body of Jia Dongxu, a short-lived man. No System, no cheat abilities. A skilled tradesman and a lifelong bachelor, Lin Tao is determined to change Qin Huairu's tragic life. After all, Qin Huairu isn't pregnant yet, so he 80Reads—Score—Shelves
- 35 Siheyuan: A Child Bride Sent to Me from the Start, Can You Believe It? 四合院：开局送童养媳，你敢信？ [No saintly do-gooder] [No dragging things out] [Decisive and ruthless] [Wish-fulfillment] [Passionate] [Scheming] Chen Fengnian is a 30-year-old wealthy bachelor. After a night of drinking, he transmigrates into the world of Full House of Love and becomes a publicity department clerk with every vice imaginable. The moment he opens his eyes, he sees the original owner’s pretty, adorable child bride kneeling as punishment. There’s no time for coddling her; the original owner just wants to be a no 8kReads7.6Score364Shelves
- 36 Siheyuan: He Yuzhu Gets Both Wealth and Beauty 四合院之何雨柱财色兼收 A PhD in metallurgy was killed in an ambush by Jia Banggeng’s grandson, then unexpectedly transmigrated into the body of He Yuzhu in the courtyard compound. Fortunately, although resources were scarce in this era, he had his metallurgical knowledge and Silly Zhu’s remarkable cooking skills. He could go to university, produce high-grade steel, design the Beijing Jeep, develop televisions, train master craftsmen for the nation, take domestic cars abroad, research electrical appliances, open up th 941Reads6.2Score—Shelves
- 37 Siheyuan: Swapping Houses with Silly Zhu from the Start 四合院：开局和傻柱换房 “I Don’t Grovel for Anyone” + “Taking the Initiative” + “Original Female Lead” What would happen if He Yuzhu, that big fool, didn’t exist in the animal-filled courtyard? What if Silly Zhu left the courtyard, only for an even bigger beast to move in? 18.8kReads7.8Score541Shelves
- 38 Siheyuan: It Begins with a Copied Soul 四合院：从灵魂被复制开始 The Beast-Filled Courtyard becomes the Widow's Courtyard! It all begins when Lin Feng transmigrates there! His soul is copied by a mysterious cube, which takes him across into the world of a TV drama. The story follows him as he explores and develops the space, and lives in the courtyard. The story isn't heavy on hostility. [Farming + daily life + laid-back] 1.7kReads6.7Score104Shelves
- 39 Siheyuan: From the Start, I Set Up Bang Geng 四合院，开局坑了棒梗 Chen Xuan blinks and finds himself back in the 1960s. Wait, is this actually the world of The Bustling Courtyard? Widow Qin, we're not right for each other. Could you pay back the money you owe? What do you mean Banggeng is still young? He's old enough to steal chickens. Why let him get away with it? You have it hard? Who in this world doesn't? Chen Xuan looks at the jade pendant hanging around his neck. Who would have thought that a trinket he'd casually bought at a roadside stall, which looked 2.7kReads6.1Score156Shelves
- 40 Siheyuan: This Resident Is Terrifying 四合院：这个住户恐怖如斯 [Decisive and ruthless + steamrolling all the way + taking the initiative] Samsara survivor Chen Ping'an accidentally entered a courtyard-house dungeon and discovered he couldn't leave. So he began a new life, beating every beastly neighbor into the ground with his adorable little sister by his side! From the start, he sends three villains from the courtyard house straight to the police station! Not a single one of those beasts is getting away! 11.1kReads6.9Score534Shelves
- 41 Siheyuan: Xu Damao, I’m Going to the Moon 四合院：许大茂，我要上月球 [Lunar Development System] [A Manure Fork Takes Down Satellites] [Farming on the Moon] [Lunar Lord] [Space Weapons] [Rapping and Beatboxing] [A Door-Sized Blade to the Head] [Golden Bell Shield and Iron Shirt] [Founding a Nation Overseas] [Unreasonable Cutting-Edge Tech] [Wild Shenanigans] I, Xu Damao, have a grand dream: I want to farm on the moon! Ever heard of seeds for space? Seen a potato as big as a watermelon? What? The Americans want to land on the moon? If they dare step on my fields, I 1.2kReads6.4Score121Shelves
- 42 A Dragon Hidden in the Deep Mountains: Reborn as the Landlord's Foolish Son in the 1960s 深山藏龙：重生六零地主家傻儿子 Reborn as the foolish son of a landlord, with a pocket dimension, one heroine, and a pet. This richly plotted period novel combines family-wide revenge, solitary living deep in the mountains, hunting and trading, life as an educated youth, returning to the city to build a career, and much more. Meticulously crafted, with vivid plots, lifelike characters, exquisite details, and plenty of emotional payoff, it is absolutely worth savoring! 8.1kReads7.5Score794Shelves
- 43 This Silly Zhu in the Siheyuan Is Quite the Charmer 四合院这个傻柱有点潇洒 (If you don't like Qin Huairu, feel free to skip this.) He Yuzhu is reborn with a Negative Emotion Value System. Starting in 1952, he gets to Qin Huairu first and lives a full, satisfying life with little bitterness. Come see the everyday life of Silly Zhu! 7.1kReads8.9Score215Shelves
- 44 Siheyuan: From One Man to a Family of Soldiers and Police Officers 四合院：从一人到军警之家 Also known as From One Man to a Family of Soldiers and Police and My Partner Is Both Red and an Expert This is a miraculous age spent struggling against the whole world. In the midst of desperation and devastation, a group of people dedicated themselves to a great cause, standing tall and raising monument after monument through their achievements. Amid the smoke and roaring artillery, people charged forward without regard for their own lives. On the peninsula, people willingly became ice sculptu 16.1kReads7.3Score888Shelves
- 45 Siheyuan: Defeat the Troublemakers and Turn the Tide 四合院：斗罢禽兽，扭转乾坤 Urban life + Siheyuan + Transmigration + No System + Farming + Mystery This is a mystery novel. The protagonist acts like a fool while secretly outsmarting everyone. Many people die under strange circumstances, and you may not understand what's going on unless you read further. It's a bit of a brainteaser, so proceed with caution if that's not your thing. Wang Chang'an collapsed into a deep coma from exhaustion while working on a corporate merger and acquisition. His soul transmigrated into the 129Reads8.0Score—Shelves
- 46 Siheyuan: Xu Damao Making His Way Through the Mortal World 四合院：尘世打滚许大茂 A destination for checking in across the myriad heavens: a Beijing courtyard compound. Xu Damao is here as a tourist, just to watch the drama and stir up some trouble. Sounds good to him. As for the people in the courtyard, they can make of their joys and sorrows, warmth and hardship what they will! Not a classic wish-fulfillment novel, and not too much angst. 399Reads5.5Score—Shelves
- 47 Siheyuan: I Bring Three Hundred Clansmen to Nanluoguxiang 四合院我带三百族人闯入南锣鼓巷 After transmigrating into a year of famine, Zhang Changshun found himself in a hopeless situation from the start. Just as he was about to seek refuge with his second uncle, who worked at a steel mill, he received another devastating blow. Fortunately, before his uncle died, he left all his property to Zhang Changshun in his will. But when Zhang Changshun arrived at the courtyard house at No. 95 Nanluoguxiang, he discovered that the Jia family, Yi Zhonghai, and the others had seized everything hi 96.1kReads6.2Score5.5kShelves
- 48 Siheyuan: The Beast-Taming System 四合院：整治禽兽系统 The hostility in this book increases gradually. At first, it's just minor squabbles, but later the malice gets extremely intense. The protagonist has a twisted sense of right and wrong, and none of the vile characters meet a good end. It's an all-out purge, big and small: Qin Huairu and He Yushui are sold to Hong Kong to work as prostitutes; the old lady dies an unnatural death; Jia Dongxu's ashes are scattered by Xiao Dang after his death; Bang Geng is poisoned; Silly Zhu becomes a meal for a p 946Reads6.9Score—Shelves
- 49 Siheyuan: A Tough Guy Moves In 四合院：狠人进院 Old Wang, who lived in a Beijing courtyard house, died suddenly of a heart attack. When the steel mill looked into his affairs, they discovered he had a nephew, Wang Tiezheng, living in the Northeast. And so, completely bewildered, Wang Tiezheng crossed through time and space, then somehow blundered into life in a courtyard full of vile characters! 44.7kReads8.3Score1.9kShelves
- 50 Siheyuan: I Play the Beast in the Siheyuan 四合院：我在四合院当禽兽 Long-form + slow burn + changes the plot + pocket dimension + System + humor + both parents alive A burned-out office worker transmigrates into the body of Wang Xiaobao, a resident of a Beijing courtyard compound, after making a sarcastic remark. From the start, he comes back to life in a miracle, leaving the whole courtyard stunned. Yi Zhonghai: “Wasn’t Wang Xiaobao dead?” Jia Zhangshi: “Why won’t this little bastard just die?” Wang Xiaobao: “You beasts? Heh, I’m here!” As time passes, Wang 11.5kReads6.9Score403Shelves
