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- 51 Siheyuan: Transferred to Become a Section Chief 四合院，转业就是科长 Courtyard compound + spatial dimension + farming + mild hostility Li Weiguo transmigrated into the body of another man with the same name. When he returned to his father's house, he discovered that he was in the world of Love in the Courtyard. See how Li Weiguo deals with the courtyard's miscreants. They aren't mindless, and Li Weiguo won't go after them for no reason either. 2.8kReads6.8Score142Shelves
- 52 Separated on the Journey to the East, I Settled in a Siheyuan 闯关东失散，落户四合院 One blink, then another, and Jiang Xingkui had transmigrated! After merging with his memories, he discovered that while fleeing to the Northeast from Shandong, the Japanese warships had driven him to Tanggu Port! Then, for no apparent reason, he arrived in the capital, begged for food in the courtyard at No. 95 Nanluoguxiang, somehow received the deed to the east courtyard, and activated a System that was bound to him for life!!!!!! 4.3kReads8.4Score122Shelves
- 53 Lake Changjin: It Begins with Crossing the Yalu River 长津湖：从跨过鸭绿江开始 (This story has no System and no female lead. Readers who prefer those should give it a miss.) After an accident, special forces soldier Lin Buling finds himself in November 1950, where he becomes a Volunteer Army soldier and is sent to fight in the Changjin Lake area. Thanks to his special forces background, Lin Buling quickly earns the appreciation of his company commander and political instructor. And so begins his legendary life, as he fights in blood-soaked battles across one front after an 651Reads7.1Score—Shelves
- 54 Siheyuan: Eight Years Old from the Start, I Shoot Down Two Planes 四合院：开局8岁，打爆两架飞机 I’ve been fighting the Japanese since I was eight. Now the troublemakers in the courtyard have reported me. And their reason is that I supposedly did it all! Keeping a low profile doesn’t mean I’m easy to bully. You lot can all go to hell. 2.1kReads6.1Score101Shelves
- 55 Siheyuan: Industrial Transport Specialist 四合院：工业搬运师 Siheyuan: Lu Wei, a desperately poor man in 2024, unexpectedly gets the chance to transmigrate to a Siheyuan. He experiences the hardships endured by the older generation, feels their bitterness, and tastes the joys and sorrows of everyday life. He has seen people spend fortunes on a single sumptuous meal, and beggars travel a thousand miles for a sliver of hope. He has seen an empire run rampant, treating our Huaxia as nothing, and he has seen the sons of Huaxia endure hardship before rising to 5.6kReads7.9Score221Shelves
- 56 Siheyuan: The Eldest He Brother 四合院之何家老大 A modern man transmigrates into the eldest son of the He family. Can the white lotus still drain Silly Zhu dry? Can Yi Zhonghai still get Silly Zhu to support him in his old age? Can Jia Zhangshi still summon Old Jia? He Yudong decides whether the courtyard gets chaotic! 3.1kReads6.5Score103Shelves
- 57 You Just Graduated from College, and You're Already Building a Military Factory? 大学刚毕业，你就直接搞军工厂？ Ji Mingchuan transmigrates, only to be met by workers demanding their back pay. Faced with a factory on the verge of bankruptcy, outdated equipment, and the urgent need for development in the 1990s, Ji Mingchuan makes his decision: he’ll build a defense plant! Three months later, he drives a domestically developed tank to the military district and blows Western arrogance to bits with a single shot. What are M-series tanks next to the unstoppable steel tide rolling off his production line? Nothin 14.3kReads7.8Score1.3kShelves
- 58 Siheyuan: A Young Prodigy, Unmatched Patriot 四合院：少年英才，国士无双 Chen Xiao transmigrates into the world of Love in the Courtyard and gets as far as discussing marriage with Qin Huairu. But then disaster strikes his family, and after a villain schemes against him, Jia Dongxu cuts in and steals Qin Huairu away. At last, years later, Chen Xiao's own hard work makes him the youngest Level Six fitter at the steel mill. He also unlocks a System and eventually becomes one of the country's top scientific contributors. His life gets better and better, while the courty 409Reads5.7Score—Shelves
- 59 Siheyuan: Put a Wolf's Face on a Sheep? 四合院：给羊换张狼脸？ Siheyuan: Giving a Sheep a Wolf's Face? 5Reads—Score—Shelves
- 60 Siheyuan: I Return from Studying Abroad to Fight the Eagles 四合院：抗鹰，我留学归来 [Transmigration + courtyard compound + military technology + System + power fantasy + taking down scumbags] Zhou Huaian, a top weapons designer, transmigrates to the early days of the Long Kingdom. The moment he steps off the train, he is assigned a home in a Beijing courtyard compound. Before he can even get comfortable, the courtyard's pests are already eyeing his house, his money, and his future. He thought they saw him as an easy target. Little did they know... “You only know how to fight ov 273Reads5.9Score—Shelves
- 61 Siheyuan: Reborn as Silly Zhu, the Ultimate Schemer 四合院：重生傻柱，终极老六 "Bang, bang, bang!" "Silly Zhu, get up! It's time for the meeting! Why is your door still shut?" "All right!" Half asleep, He Yuzhu heard Yi Zhonghai banging on his door. He answered irritably and sat up in bed. He rubbed his tired eyes and looked at the sunlight outside the window, only then realizing that it was already evening. He had slept through quite a long nap. He washed his face, gulped down a glass of cold water to stave off his hunger, then carried a small stool out of the house. He t 32.5kReads6.9Score1.9kShelves
- 62 A Siheyuan Villain's Life 四合院之小人的一生 A miserable wage slave from the 21st century dies from working overtime and ends up in the capital in the 1960s. To his dismay, he discovers he's landed in the world of that damn courtyard. Watch me carve out a brilliant life of my own! 403Reads5.9Score—Shelves
- 63 Siheyuan: Shaqiang’s Happy Life! 四合院：傻强的幸福一生！ People transmigrate every year, and this year they’ve come to my home! A diamond bachelor over forty woke up one morning to find himself as an obscure passerby, Shaqiang, in a Beijing courtyard! He Yuzhu pretends to be clueless, using the nickname Silly Zhu to pick fights and stir up trouble with everyone. But Shaqiang is genuinely stupid. His father doesn’t care for him, his mother doesn’t love him, and people spend all day making a joke of him. Now that he’s transmigrated into Shaqiang and fin —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 64 Siheyuan: If He Yuzhu Isn't Fierce, Is He Even Young? 四合院何雨柱不气盛还是年轻人吗 He Yuzhu was driven out of his home by Banggeng and his siblings in the bitter winter! In the end, starving and freezing, he was torn apart and devoured by wild dogs scavenging for food! Filled with resentment and unwillingness to accept his fate, he was reborn in 1947. He returned to his own thirteen-year-old self! He was reborn before it had all begun. From then on, he lived only for his family and himself! He saved his mother and stopped his father from throwing himself at a widow! To protect 8Reads7.1Score—Shelves
- 65 Siheyuan: Zombies Attack, but I'm Locked Out 四合院：丧尸来袭，我却被关出门 The zombies came, and I was locked outside. If they want me dead, then no one gets to live! I locked the gate behind me. While everyone inside cried and screamed, I lit a cigarette and walked away with a smile. —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 66 Siheyuan: From the Start, I Confess to the Nation That I Transmigrated 四合院：开局向国家坦白穿越者 Transmigrating into a siheyuan at No. 95 Nanluoguxiang in 1951. I wake up to a hopeless situation from the start, locked up by a bunch of beasts, who take all my food! They really want me dead. The first thing Lin Xiao does after breaking free is go to the garrison and confess that he's a transmigrator. Perhaps his golden finger won't change much about this Red-Hot Era if he keeps it to himself. But in the hands of a wise person, it could be more powerful than anyone could imagine. When Lin Xiao 7.7kReads6.8Score249Shelves
- 67 Taking a Computer Back to 1960 to Build an Atomic Bomb 带着电脑到1960去造原子弹 There will always be someone who steals fire from the heavens. A group of beings of flesh and blood venture deep into the abyss, sacrificing their lives for the long struggle, to bring a glimmer of light to their people. That light must be kindled in the deepest night and burn in the coldest desert, illuminating the road by which an ancient people may reclaim their dignity. 54Reads5.6Score—Shelves
- 68 Siheyuan: A Primordial Immortal Realm from the Start 四合院，开局一个太初仙境 [Period] [Siheyuan] [Live-in Son-in-Law] [Developing the Nation] A fine young man from the 21st century transmigrates in a single moment... Watch Chen Ping make his mark in this turbulent era. He will inject new blood into this young nation and give its people a wonderful era where they can eat their fill and stay warm! 1.5kReads6.2Score104Shelves
- 69 Siheyuan: Reborn as the Greatest Silly Zhu 四合院：重生之最牛傻柱 After being reborn with his memories intact, Silly Zhu refuses to let anyone control him. So what if He Daqing left? So what if the First Master withheld his money? I, He Yuzhu, have a whole set of culinary skills. I’ll start making money by running a street stall. Exceptional cooking skills and memories of the future. From street stalls to opening a restaurant to catering banquets, life is thriving. The petty schemes in the courtyard, and taking care of people in their old age and seeing them o 8.9kReads6.5Score273Shelves
- 70 Siheyuan: The Wonderful Life of a Veteran 四合院：退伍军人的精彩人生 A modern university student majoring in industrial machinery transmigrates into the body of Zhou Jiancheng, a wounded veteran discharged from the army in the 1950s, and begins a remarkable life full of twists and turns. What? I've ended up in a courtyard compound? My big brother and sister-in-law are scheming against me. I'm screwed. They're all beasts. Luckily, I've got the System. Zhou Jiancheng: Beasts, don't mess with me, or I'll give you a taste of your own medicine. The beasts: Brother Zho 588Reads5.8Score—Shelves
- 71 Transmigrated to 1937: The Siheyuan’s War of Resistance 穿越1937：四合院抗战 The residents of a traditional courtyard home unexpectedly transmigrate to the outskirts of Nanjing in 1937. The neighbors, who once spent their days bickering over household affairs and scheming against one another, are suddenly swept into a world torn apart by war. Facing the invaders’ iron heel and brutal oppression, fourteen people led by Zhang Wei, including Yi Zhonghai, He Yuzhu, and Qin Huairu, gradually come together after their initial panic and confusion. They put aside their old grudg 25Reads—Score—Shelves
- 72 Siheyuan: From the Start, I Chop Down a Doorframe, Leaving the Whole Courtyard Terrified! 四合院：开局砍门框，全院禽兽吓破胆！ Siheyuan: Chopping Down the Doorframe from the Start, I Scare the Whole Courtyard’s Beasts Out of Their Wits! 20Reads—Score—Shelves
- 73 Siheyuan: Don't Mistake Me for Silly Zhu 四合院：别把我当傻柱 Siheyuan: Don’t Take Me for Silly Zhu 6Reads—Score—Shelves
- 74 Silly Zhu and Liangzi Take on the World 傻柱和亮子闯世界 After becoming Silly Zhu, he thinks that in this special era he'll be stuck in the courtyard house and the steel mill. Unexpectedly, he gets to travel all across the country and overseas. After the reforms and opening up, he figures being a restaurant owner will be enough, but he unexpectedly becomes an Olympic champion. He thinks that being a champion, then a coach, and eventually a leader is a fine way to spend his life, but then he accidentally shows off his talents in the investment world. 111Reads8.0Score—Shelves
- 75 Siheyuan: Silly Zhu Gets Killed from the Start, and Somehow It's My Fault? 四合院开局傻柱被杀怪我了？ Qin Fen is reborn in the Courtyard Siheyuan and awakens the System of Good Deeds Rewarded. As long as he does good deeds, he can grow stronger. But on the second day after being reborn, he gets caught up in a murder case. Silly Zhu is dead. He beat Qin Fen the day before, then died that very night. Everyone suspects Qin Fen killed him. Qin Fen feels more wronged than Dou E. He finally clears his name, only for the System to send him to a time of war. The blurb can’t do this story justice. Read t 72Reads—Score—Shelves
- 76 Siheyuan: Joined the Ever-Victorious Army in 1950 from the Start 四合院：开局1950加入万岁军 [Joining the army to fight the Americans + Korean War support + no goody-two-shoes protagonist] He Yuzhu, drowning in debt, is unexpectedly reborn in 1950 as Silly Zhu from the bustling courtyard compound. At this point, his opportunistic father He Daqing hasn't yet packed up and run off. To keep their crumbling family afloat, He Yuzhu resolutely enlists and heads to Korea to fight the Americans. From then on, the courtyard compound is one Silly Zhu short, while the battlefield gains a crafty op 1.3kReads7.3Score105Shelves
- 77 Siheyuan: The Genius Doctor 四合院：天才医生 [Transmigration, multiple heroines, everyday life, lighthearted, crossover with multiple film and TV worlds] Ye Xuan transmigrates into a courtyard house and becomes a proud doctor at the Red Star Steel Mill! From the start, he steals Qin Huairu away and gets a reward of 1,000 yuan! He gains a portable space to store mountains of supplies, feasting on meat and fish and driving all the scoundrels mad with envy! The period-drama heroines Ruer, E, Ling, Nan, Di, and the others are all his for the t 61.4kReads6.6Score4.3kShelves
- 78 Siheyuan: A Buyer's Laid-Back Daily Life 四合院：采购员的悠哉日常 You can now read the new book, Crazy Girl Goes to the 1950s: One Yuan for Ten Thousand Jin of Pork! Was it Zhuang Zhou dreaming he was a butterfly, or a butterfly dreaming it was Zhuang Zhou? Li Xiangyang fell unconscious after being attacked by a wild boar while out procuring supplies. In his dream, he became a young man with nothing in the twentieth century, then got hit by a truck while crossing the road. When he opened his eyes, he was in a familiar old house, and the year was 1960! He also 78Reads6.2Score—Shelves
- 79 Siheyuan: You Want My Martyr's Home? I'll Teach You All a Lesson at Gunpoint 四合院：抢我烈士房？持枪训众禽 I transmigrated into the world of Love in the Courtyard as the only son in a family of six martyrs, born and bred with an impeccable revolutionary pedigree! Yet on my very first day home, Jia Zhangshi dared to block my door and throw a tantrum, trying to steal my family's house. Jia Dongxu even brought people along, hoping to teach me some “rules” with his fists! “Rules?” He Tianxia laughed. His God-Tier Instant-Kill System activated, and a freshly acquired Type 54 pistol was instantly pressed t 342Reads—Score—Shelves
- 80 Siheyuan: Heaven-Defying Comprehension from the Start at 52 四合院：开局52，悟性逆天 [Courtyard drama + period novel + technological development + strengthening the nation + no saintly protagonist + putting villains in their place] By a twist of fate, Chen Ping'an transmigrates to 1952 and into the world of the courtyard. His parents have both died from the start, so he brings his childhood sweetheart, who looks just like a fairy maiden, to the capital to seek refuge with his uncle. Unexpectedly, his uncle has also passed away, leaving him the large rear house in the courtyard. 182Reads7.5Score101Shelves
- 81 Siheyuan: If You Don't Like It, Fight Me 四合院，不服就干 What would it be like if a street punk transmigrated into the body of a top student? I won’t bother anyone, so don’t bother me either. I just want to live a quiet, peaceful life with my younger siblings! 3.8kReads5.5Score213Shelves
- 82 Siheyuan: Laying Low in the Steel Mill’s Security Office Is the Good Life 四合院：苟在轧钢厂保卫科很舒服 There's plenty of anger and family drama, just like real life, which is never one-dimensional. If you lovely folks enjoy it, please leave a good review. If you don't, please still give it five stars, then have a good rant to get it out of your system before you go. Thanks! Wang Weidong's soul transmigrates into the body of a badly wounded company-level officer in 1965. After leaving the army, he becomes head of security at a steel mill. When he moves into a courtyard compound, he enjoys helping 4.1kReads7.9Score102Shelves
- 83 Siheyuan: Starting by Pretending to Be a Scientist Returned from Abroad 四合院：从冒充归国科学家开始 [Siheyuan] [Cutting-Edge Technology] [National Rise] [Single Female Lead] [No Excessive Violence] A computer expert from the 21st century accidentally transmigrates into the world of Siheyuan in 1960. Looking at his home in Beiluoguxiang, Wang Zhenxing falls into deep thought. Something about this doesn't seem right. Build power plants, develop the steel industry and computers, and train talent for the country. Help the motherland soar. But some forces don't want him quietly focusing on people's 87Reads7.7Score—Shelves
- 84 Siheyuan: I’m Silly Zhu’s Younger Cousin 四合院：我是傻柱小表弟 After transmigrating into the world of the courtyard houses, Li Yi gains a supernatural ability that lets him break things down and copy them. The ability grows stronger by changing the fates of the courtyard residents. From then on, Li Yi becomes the courtyard's secretive schemer, striking from the shadows. 8.5kReads7.2Score398Shelves
- 85 Siheyuan: Infinite Evolution Space 四合院：无限进化空间 [System, multiple female leads. If that's not your thing, don't read.] He transmigrates to the moment Qin Huairu is meeting a prospective match and awakens the Cultivation System, using Yi Zhonghai to steal Jia Dongxu's bride. He goes hunting with beautiful women and lives a carefree, contented life. 9.2kReads7.5Score402Shelves
- 86 Siheyuan: Forced by the System to Fight the Courtyard's Beasts 四合院：系统逼迫下和众禽兽恶斗 Zhang Minghui transmigrates to a courtyard house and plans to keep his head down and live a quiet, peaceful life. But the lousy System refuses to play fair, forcing him to fight back and put the courtyard’s troublemakers in their place. 8.4kReads6.7Score264Shelves
- 87 Siheyuan: From the Start, a Military Industry Genius 四合院：五零开局，军工天才 When he woke up, Li Ming discovered he'd returned to 1950 and become a poor student at an industrial university. Just as he was feeling lost, the [Heaven-Defying Comprehension System] activated! [Ding! You've come into contact with Mechanics of Materials and mastered the world's most advanced theories of mechanics!] [Ding! You've come into contact with a photo of a fighter jet and acquired the complete technology for the first-generation jet fighter, along with an improved design!] [Ding! You've 1.9kReads7.0Score102Shelves
- 88 A New Beginning in the Siheyuan 四合院之新的开始 (New book: The Courtyard's Little Happiness) Reborn in 1962, he discovered that he was living in the world of Love in the Courtyard. Li Weiguo just wanted to find a wife, have a few children, and live a quiet life. He would work hard, strive to improve himself, and be a good man. He would stay away from trouble. This book has no negativity. Finally, he would do a little for the country, as much as he was able. PS: This book has one female lead and focuses on everyday life. Prices and events may 1.6kReads7.0Score—Shelves
- 89 Siheyuan: It's Haunted, and the Yard's Villains Want to Move Out 四合院：闹鬼了，众禽要搬离 When Su Hongyang first arrives in the capital, he suddenly realizes that he has landed in the world of Love in the Courtyard. Even more remarkably, he gets an Emotion Value System. The only thing is… this System is downright creepy. What? Yi Zhonghai is trying to guilt-trip me with morality? No problem. I’ll hit him with a soul-purifying critical strike. What? Jia Zhangshi wants to summon Old Jia? Well, we can’t have that. Hurry up and let Old Jia come up here. What? Old Deaf wants to throw rock 27.1kReads6.9Score1.2kShelves
- 90 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
- 91 Siheyuan: The Chef's Peaceful Life 四合院：厨神的安逸生活 A chef's soul finds itself in the world of the courtyard. In an era of hardship and austerity, he uses his seasoning warehouse and culinary skills to make a life of his own. The story is light on hostility and focuses on everyday life: the struggles of an ordinary man. 2.8kReads5.7Score107Shelves
- 92 Siheyuan: Heading to Lake Changjin from the Start and Earning Great Merit 四合院：开局奔赴长津湖，立大功 After mercenary Li Weidong dies in action, he transmigrates to the year 1950 with a space filled with weapons, becoming the sickly Li Weidong of Courtyard No. 95 on Nanluoguxiang. From the start, the scheming devils in the courtyard want to seize his home. They plot to trick Li Weidong into joining the army and getting himself killed, but instead send him off to earn extraordinary military honors. See how Li Weidong, after distinguishing himself in the Battle of Chosin Reservoir, returns to the 26.8kReads8.3Score1.7kShelves
- 93 Siheyuan: From the Start, I Run for Village Chief and Build the Greatest Village in the World 四合院：开局竞选村长，打造天下第一村 Siheyuan: Running for Village Chief from the Start and Building the Greatest Village in the World 131Reads—Score—Shelves
- 94 A Peerless Patriot: Returning to 1976 to Pursue Scientific Research 国士无双：重回1976搞科研 In this life, I give myself to my country. In the next, I’ll give myself to you! In his previous life, he was a leading scientist who served his country and its people faithfully. The only ones he failed were his wife and daughter! Now that Xu Tian has returned to 1976, all he wants is to be a real man! To cherish the woman he loves and stay true to their feelings! 3kReads7.5Score202Shelves
- 95 Siheyuan: Studying at Technical College and Becoming a Cadre to Help the Nation Rise 四合院：读中专当干部助大国崛起 He transmigrates into the world of a TV drama and becomes He Yuzhu from the courtyard house. Remembering He Yuzhu’s frustrating life, he refuses to repeat the same mistakes. In this life, he’ll go to college, learn technical skills, and become a cadre instead of a cook. He’ll ride the tide of the times, become a senior leader, accelerate industrial development, and revitalize the nation’s industry. Yi Zhonghai: “Who would dare expect him to support them in their old age? Our courtyard has never 5.9kReads7.4Score175Shelves
- 96 Reborn: The Road to a Technological Revolution 重生：科技崛起之路 Lin Hao, a top software engineer from the 22nd century, is sent back by an accident to 1950, an era when technology is far behind. Reborn with knowledge of advanced technology, he finds himself in a time of scarce resources. He can only start with the most basic industrial techniques, turning the blueprints in his mind into reality one step at a time. Beginning in a rudimentary workshop, he leads a group of young people who share his hopes for the future. Together, they overcome countless techn 909Reads—Score—Shelves
- 97 A Tale of the Courtyard 大话四合院 A new story is here! You can read my work 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! 79Reads—Score—Shelves
- 98 Siheyuan: A Life of Freedom Beneath Zhengyang Gate 四合院：正阳门下的自在人生 Chen Guangming transmigrates to the world of Love in the Courtyard in the late 1970s, bringing his supermarket with him. He plans to lie low for a few years, then work hard once economic reforms begin. Then one day, Chen Guangming meets Han Chunming, who is going through the lowest point in his life, and his plans change... 5.1kReads6.8Score137Shelves
- 99 Siheyuan: A Cheat-Fueled Life in a Fiery Era After Transmigrating 四合院：穿越火热年代的开挂人生 [Transmigration + fighting the courtyard scoundrels + light System elements + feel-good story + chief designer of the Nantianmen project (the story still needs to make sense. The Nantianmen project can't get underway right from the start. If you expect everything to happen all at once, don't click in; consider yourself warned) + using technology to change the nation's destiny] In 1958, Zhang Jianhua transmigrates and awakens to the mysteries of his time in the womb, discovering that he is in the 5.1kReads8.2Score183Shelves
- 100 Siheyuan: I Refuse to Swap Houses with the First Uncle from the Start 四合院：开局拒绝一大爷换房 After arriving in the Siheyuan, Shen Yaodong successfully bound himself to the Good and Evil Opposites System. Then he was suddenly hit with the unreasonable demand that he switch houses with Uncle Yi. In the past, he could only have swallowed the loss. But this time, he had to refuse! 3.1kReads5.3Score104Shelves
