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- 1 Siheyuan: From Beijing to Hong Kong, Living It Up 四合院：从京城到香港浪的飞起 "Entirely handwritten"+ "No AI"+ "Plenty of supplies"+ "Don't read this if you want a story about scraping by on bran and vegetables"+ "Don't read this if you have a strict moral code"+ "Don't read this if you dislike Qin Huairu" Modern-day wage slave Xu Yusheng transmigrates to 1965 and becomes Xu Damao from Love in the Courtyard. He thought things were off to a terrible start, but soon realized that nobody else could match the fun Xu Damao had. 2.4kReads6.8Score10814d adds
- 2 Siheyuan: The Remarkable Life of Xu Damao, an Old Rogue 四合院，老混子许大茂的精彩人生 Xu Damao, a modern-day man from Daxu Village on the outskirts of Beijing, happens to visit the capital and unexpectedly transmigrates into the body of Xu Damao from the fan fiction Love in the Courtyard. A well-read fan of web novels, he discovers that he has become the sworn enemy of Silly Zhu, the only good person in the courtyard! The entire courtyard is against him! To survive there, and to save this silly young man while breaking the retirement-minded clique's control over the courtyard, Xu 14.5kReads8.0Score95914d adds
- 3 I, Da Mao, Have Been Replaced, So Why Is Silly Zhu Still Bullying Me? 我大茂都换人了，还被傻柱欺负？ [Farming + feel-good power fantasy + System + comeback story] Xu Damao: Silly Zhu, I know you're not stupid, but my Xu Damao's intelligence has reached the high ground too! Yi Zhonghai, all your schemes come down to one thing: you don't have enough strength! Just because Yang Weimin has an uncle who's a factory director, does that mean I, Xu Damao, deserve to be bullied? Qin Huairu, you think you can get two big steamed buns from me like this? Xu Damao: I've been reborn, and you, System, are act 491Reads—Score—14d adds
- 4 Siheyuan: I Transmigrated as Xu Damao, and He Won’t Be Wearing a Green Hat 四合院：穿越许大茂，大茂不戴帽 The moment Xu Damao opened his eyes, he had become the newlywed antagonist from Love in the Courtyard. The pounding headache from his hangover and the unfamiliar memories made him realize he had transmigrated. Worse still, he found himself facing Silly Zhu’s fists, while the neighbors jeered nonstop. “Ding! Detected He Yuzhu’s anger: +20 points!” “Ding! Detected Yan Bugui’s contempt: +15 points!” “Ding! Detected Jia Zhangshi’s gloating: +10 points!” Xu Damao endured the pain and stared at the ex 3.3kReads—Score15914d adds
- 5 1957: Starting in the Siheyuan 1957从四合院开始 Xu Damao’s life in Love in the Courtyard is comic and tragic. Or perhaps he only seems normal because he is surrounded by a crowd of abnormal people, which makes him abnormal too! What would the courtyard be like without him? 1.1kReads5.9Score10014d adds
- 6 Eight-Year-Old Prodigy Makes the Beasts of the Courtyard Cry 八岁神童，把四合院禽兽玩哭了 [Siheyuan Fanfiction] [System] [Pocket Dimension] [Scheming] [Feel-Good] [Period] [Wits and Strategy] Reborn in a Siheyuan during a famine, eight-year-old Zhou Ming faces a mother at death’s door and an empty pantry. With the System, he turns things around! He helps his simple-minded older brother find a way to survive, and soon there are wild rabbits, fish, and shrimp in the pot. With a clever plan, he lures Silly Zhu into his scheme, hoping to make him the perfect stepfather who can support hi 552Reads6.5Score—14d adds
- 7 The Self-Cultivation of Xu Damao in the Siheyuan 四合院许大茂的自我修养 This story isn't full of anger and conflict. It's all about everyday family life, a relaxed farming story. If you're looking for nonstop killing, please don't click in, or you'll be disappointed! 365Reads5.1Score—14d adds
- 8 Am I That Bad? Even the King of Hell Won't Take Me 我坏？阎王爷都不收我 After transmigrating into the body of Xu Damao in the Siheyuan compound, see how this Xu Damao, whose soul is a fusion of several others, tells a new story in the courtyard. Will Lou Xiao'e’s fate change because Xu Damao has changed? 401Reads—Score—14d adds
- 9 Siheyuan: From the Start, I Nearly Got Stabbed 四合院：开局险些被捅 No fawning over Qin Yi, deafness + absolutely self-serving Prize wheel + space + special abilities This is my new work, and I hope you’ll enjoy it. Your support is what motivates me to write, and I’ll do my best to tell every story well! 32Reads—Score—14d adds
- 10 Siheyuan: I Carry On My Ancestors' Legacy and Keep Fighting the Vermin 四合院：我继承先辈遗志继续斗禽 [Transmigration] [Low aggression] [Appreciation] The protagonist, Lu Shiyi, accidentally transmigrates to the capital and, thanks to his knack for appraising antiques, repeatedly finds hidden treasures in the 1960s. He also helps bring several national treasures back to their homeland. But how can you live in a courtyard house without taking on the neighborhood bullies? When faced with the troublemakers who are always making a scene, Lu Shiyi has just one answer: fight! Want to see who hits hard 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 11 Siheyuan: Starting Out in the 1942 Famine 四合院之1942饥荒开局 In 2025, Li Ping’an woke up to find that he had become Yi Rui-dong, a dying boy caught in the great famine of 1942 in Henan Province. Corpses littered the land, Japanese invaders ran rampant, and Beiping gasped for breath beneath their rising-sun flag. Fortunately, Yi Zhonghai, the “Celestial Worthy of the Dao,” rescued him and took him in at Courtyard No. 95, Nanluoguxiang. He thought he had merely transmigrated into the opening of Love in the Courtyard, but then he unexpectedly bound himself t 8.4kReads5.7Score30014d adds
- 12 I, Xu Damao, Got Into Technical College from the Start 我许大茂开局考上中专 Xu Damao, a modern veteran soldier, transmigrated into the world of Love in the Courtyard and became Xu Damao. With a new soul, Xu Damao was no longer the selfish projectionist who only schemed in the courtyard and was constantly at odds with Silly Zhu. The wheels of fate suddenly turned, and from the start, he obtained a sign-in System.. He was no longer a small-time nobody trapped by the courtyard’s petty squabbles. Instead, he gradually grew into a responsible, courageous man in the wide worl 3.1kReads5.3Score11314d adds
- 13 Siheyuan: Fleeing the Famine Begins with an Arranged Ghost Marriage 四合院：逃荒从被配冥婚开始 [Fleeing famine + killing Japanese invaders + Drawing Sword + espionage + Four-House Courtyard and other TV worlds] From the start, in 1942, during a year of severe drought and famine, Gu Kaizhi's father and older brother disappeared. His beautiful sister-in-law was being forced into a ghost marriage with the son of a wealthy landlord. Gu Kaizhi awakened memories of his past life and activated the Glory System. He rescued his sister-in-law and, following the clues, fled with her and his younger 3.2kReads7.2Score14414d adds
- 14 Siheyuan: The Everyday Gossip of a Technician Couple 四合院：技术员夫妻的吃瓜日常 Liu Guangqi and Wu Lili, a young couple who had unexpectedly traveled from modern times into the world of Love in the Courtyard, arrived in the 1960s with their own “cheats.” Wu Lili bonded with a gossip System, giving her access to all the household squabbles and juicy secrets in and around the courtyard. Liu Guangqi, meanwhile, had a sign-in System that gave him mechanical blueprints or practical supplies every day. With solid mechanical engineering expertise and the help of their Systems, the 1.1kReads—Score11914d adds
- 15 Siheyuan: Xu Damao's Comeback 四合院：逆袭的许大茂 An elite special forces soldier transmigrates into 1962 and takes over the body of Xu Damao, the villain of Love in the Courtyard. Armed with extraordinary skills, he trades supplies on the black market and hunts game in the mountains, making it through hard times, building a successful business, and taking down his old nemesis. A lifetime of deep affection, with love filling the courtyard. Never shortchange yourself: that comes first! 19Reads—Score—14d adds
- 16 Siheyuan: Reborn as a Chief Engineer, I Settle Scores with the Beasts 四合院：重生技术总工清算禽兽 A tingle at the back of his neck means disaster is coming. After being reborn in 1965, Lu Cheng'an gains “Spider-Sense.” When Qin Huairu splashes water at him, he dodges. When there's a trap in the technical department, he chooses the workshop instead. He spots a crack in a piece of scrap metal at a glance. The whole factory thinks the college graduate is just lucky. Only Yi Zhonghai senses something is off. This apprentice acts respectful, but how does he always dodge every trap I set? What Yi —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 17 Siheyuan: Surviving Since 1948 四合院：从1948年开始生存 I planned to transmigrate to this courtyard and live a quiet little life, snacking on sunflower seeds and watching the drama whenever I had time, while repaying the person who saved my life along the way. Who knew that everyone in this courtyard would be so restless? Their schemes, both open and covert, are like mosquitoes in midsummer, always out to bite someone. If they won't let me live in peace, then don't blame me for flipping the table. Since none of us are going to be happy anyway, I migh 27.6kReads6.4Score1.1k14d adds
- 18 Siheyuan: Reborn in the Sixties with an AI System 四合院：重生六零我有AI系统 Programmer Qian Duoduo unexpectedly transmigrates to 1960 and becomes Zhao Qitong, an 18-year-old university student living in a Beijing courtyard house. Rebirthed with an AI System, he decides to make the most of this extraordinary era, using modern technology and a forward-looking vision to build a happy life for himself, while finding success, love, and friendship along the way. Xu Damao sneered. “Just some lousy university student, and already putting on airs? These days, aren’t we all eatin 5Reads—Score—14d adds
- 19 Siheyuan: My Brother-in-Law Is the Head of the Public Security Bureau 四合院：我姐夫是治安局局长 Zhang Weidong transmigrates into the world of courtyard houses. His parents were martyrs who gave their lives for the country. His parents' comrades are even more powerful leaders than the big boss! His older sister is the head of the neighborhood office! His brother-in-law is the director of the Beijing Public Security Bureau! And a whole group of uncles and elders, whose names people don't dare say aloud, look after him! With connections like these, he has an incredibly lucky start! Every day 253Reads5.4Score10414d adds
- 20 From Fighting the Japanese in 1942 to Love in the Courtyard, 从1942打鬼子到情满四合院， Wang Tiezhu, sixteen years old, from Baoding, Hebei. He's a new recruit in the Eighth Route Army's Third Independent Regiment, First Battalion, Third Company of the Jizhong Military Region, and has been enlisted for only three months. This afternoon, while their company was covering the villagers' evacuation, they were ambushed by Japanese and puppet troops. The battle was horrific: the company commander and platoon leader were killed, the unit was scattered, and Wang was hit in the left arm by 177Reads5.4Score—14d adds
- 21 Siheyuan: Starting Out as Silly Zhu's Neighbor 四合院：从傻柱的街坊开始 Woken by two noisy children, Zhang Fan discovers he has transmigrated into the world of the bustling courtyard and become neighbors with Silly Zhu. He has even been injured by Silly Zhu and left bedridden. Luckily, he has a golden finger: an online shopping supermarket. In this era of scarce supplies, he can now eat and drink like a king. When he has nothing better to do, he teases Silly Zhu and Damao, then uses the 21st-century technology he brought with him to help his country become a world l —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 22 Siheyuan: Xu Damao's Leisurely Life 四合院之许大茂悠闲的一生 [Courtyard House + storage space + transmigration + everyday life + sweet romance + one heroine] Xu Qinghong was an ordinary nobody in the apocalypse. While scavenging for gold at a jewelry store, he was caught in the shockwaves of a battle between a high-level Esper and the Zombie King and transmigrated into the notorious Courtyard House world, becoming Xu Damao. Fortunately, his farming space came with him, making life very easy. Every day, he heads to the countryside, screens films, and picks 1.1kReads6.0Score—14d adds
- 23 Siheyuan: The Star Valley Farm Owner's Happy Life 四合院：星露谷农场主的幸福生活 Lin Qi transmigrates to August 1960, when three years of economic hardship have left everyone with empty stomachs. He has a 70-year-old grandfather to support and an eight-year-old sister to care for, and all the family has left is enough cornmeal for three meals. At this desperate moment, Lin Qi awakens the Stardew Valley System and gains a farm, a proficiency-boosting System, and an affection System. While the scoundrels in the courtyard fight and scheme over every bite of food, Lin Qi is alre —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 24 Reborn in the Siheyuan: I Have a System Shop 重生四合院，我有一个商城 He transmigrates to the 1950s and settles in Nanluoguxiang! Experience life in that era and soak up its atmosphere! With a System shop at his disposal, he won't have to eat bran and wild greens, and can give the courtyard scoundrels a dressing-down now and then! 152Reads5.8Score2414d adds
- 25 Siheyuan: I'm Not Someone Xu Damao Can Mess With 四合院：我许大茂不好惹 Xu Dabanchui never imagined that anything could be risky, but transmigrating could happen even while clearing a sewer. But if you're going to transmigrate, couldn't you become anyone else? Why did you have to become Xu Damao? I haven't done anything to anyone, so how did I end up as the villain? Fine, Yi Zhonghai, Silly Zhu, and that old deaf lady. If you won't let me live in peace, I won't let you live in peace either. Just you wait... Multiple female leads. Please look elsewhere if that's not 23kReads7.2Score1.9k14d adds
- 26 Siheyuan: A Beautiful Leader Asks for Help from the Start 四合院：开局美女领导求帮忙 [Siheyuan + System + sly schemer + playing tricks on the bullies + multiple heroines] After accidentally transmigrating into Xu Damao, he helps a beautiful female leader solve a major problem from the start, earning her favor and living it up in the Propaganda Department! Thus begins an entirely new life for Damao. He enjoys life while putting the bullies in their place and having fun. Life couldn't be better. He smashes the windows of the bullies' retirement club, sends Liu Haizhong to jail, an 2.2kReads7.1Score10114d adds
- 27 I’m a Fishing Enthusiast in the Siheyuan Courtyard 我在四合院当钓鱼佬 Zhao Weiguo never imagined that he would transmigrate because of a fishing trip. He has barely arrived in this new world when a group of cutthroats nearly devours his family’s estate. Other transmigrators get all sorts of overpowered Systems. His golden finger is nothing but a fishing rod? Well, when in Rome… For now, he’ll just be a fishing enthusiast in this era. [One heroine + low on aggression + laid-back daily life + modest portable pocket dimension + a low-powered version of fishing across 1.4kReads6.0Score10214d adds
- 28 Siheyuan: I'm Xu Damao, and Making Friends Makes Me Stronger 四合院之我许大茂，交朋友就变强 Xu Damao, a homebody from the 21st century, transmigrates into a courtyard house and becomes Xu Damao, awakening a System that makes him stronger whenever he entertains friends. Whether they’re good friends or bad, anyone who walks through his door is an honored guest worthy of his hospitality. When good friends come over, there’s endless meat and fine wine. When bad friends show up, they get “robbed.” Even Jia Zhangshi has to leave something behind before she can go! Watching Xu Damao live a ha 315Reads—Score—14d adds
- 29 Siheyuan: I Have a Causality Chart 四合院：我有一张因果图 Siheyuan + Martial Arts + Comedy (similar to My Own Swordsman; martial arts are just a bit of variety) Many years later, in the famous martial-arts-loving Siheyuan. Moral Sage Yi Zhonghai: I am the First Master of this courtyard. I cultivate the Palm of Human Relations, which teaches “winning people over with virtue.” Once you enter this courtyard and take a hit from my Retirement Aura, do you think you can just walk away without calling me Dad? Necromancer Jia Zhang: The Aura of the Undead! Old 1.3kReads6.7Score5714d adds
- 30 Siheyuan: Xu Damao's Story Begins in 1953 四合院，许大茂从1953开始 Silly Zhu killed Xu Damao with a brick. When Xu Damao woke up, another soul had taken over his body. Cleaning up the courtyard is everyone’s responsibility! Watch Xu Damao bring some warmth to the courtyard! 949Reads5.4Score—14d adds
- 31 Reborn in the Siheyuan: Xu Damao's Unconventional Life 四合院重生许大茂另类人生 Ninety-one-year-old Xu Damao was reborn in 1955, with a TV series suddenly appearing in his mind. He watched in terror: without Brother Zhu’s help, he would end up abandoned by everyone, dying alone in old age! And his foolish brother Sha Zhu would have his very marrow drained before dying miserably beneath a bridge! Only then did all the mysteries finally fall into place: He Yu Zhu, who had made him rich and given him a warm family in his previous life, had actually been a transmigrator who kne 3.6kReads8.2Score21214d adds
- 32 Siheyuan: Getting Stronger Every Day, Leaving the Whole Courtyard in Shock 四合院：日日变强，全院破防 [Slice of life + tormenting the scumbags + lighthearted comedy. Every character has their own life path.] Liu Jianshe accidentally transmigrates to a courtyard house in 1956. By a twist of fate, he saves Li Huaide, moves into the courtyard, and joins the steel mill. That year, the eight-grade worker system is just being introduced. Liu Jianshe humiliates Yi Zhonghai and Liu Haizhong. Thanks to Liu Jianshe’s arrival, all the workers get meat to eat that year. It is also the year Liu Jianshe begin 18kReads6.9Score81114d adds
- 33 Reborn in 1942 with a Pocket Dimension 带着空间重生1942 Wang Dajun is reborn in 1942. When he wakes up, he discovers he has a dim-witted younger brother, and that his parents were killed by the Japanese. Fortunately, he still has his portable spatial storage. He’ll make the Japanese pay for their blood debt! 2.2kReads6.5Score10914d adds
- 34 The Era: A Capitalist in a Siheyuan from the Start 年代，开局四合院资本家 [Space + Invincible + Free Shopping] [Feel-Good Story + No Miserable Suffering + Putting the Villains in Their Place + Scheming Old Fox + Self-Interest] [TV and Film Crossover: "The Story of a Courtyard" + "Little Women" + "The Battle at Lake Changjin" + "Stepparent" + "Ordinary World"] Wu Ming transmigrates to another world in 1948, in an era-spanning TV drama centered on The Story of a Courtyard. He fights the great powers, takes down scoundrels, slaughters the little Japanese devils, and rea 13Reads7.0Score—14d adds
- 35 Siheyuan: Silly Zhu Is Back to Normal 四合院：傻柱正常了 What if Silly Zhu, the main character of the courtyard series, became normal and started thinking like an ordinary person? No transmigration, no rebirth, no golden finger... Just the everyday ups and downs of ordinary people. 728Reads5.5Score10214d adds
- 36 Siheyuan: An Industrial Encyclopedia from the Start Leaves Everyone Stunned 四合院开局工业大百科众禽傻眼 My new work is out! You’re welcome to read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you’ll enjoy it. Your support keeps me writing, and I’ll do my best to tell every story well! 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 37 Siheyuan: Liu Guangqi Starts Turning His Life Around in 1942 四合院：刘光齐从42年开始进步 A civil-service-exam grind from a province obsessed with government jobs transmigrates to Beiping in 1942 and becomes Liu Guangqi, the eldest legitimate son of Fatty Liu. He doesn’t want to follow in his predecessor’s footsteps and abandon his family to marry into another household for the sake of his career. Instead, while the future is still uncertain, he plans to bring his father, Liu Haizhong, into the Party with him. While joining the organization and starting out as an underground courier, 1.9kReads8.0Score10314d adds
- 38 Siheyuan: My Intelligence Updates Every Day! 四合院，我的情报每日刷新！ Chen He transmigrates into the world of Full Courtyard, where he takes a job as a purchasing agent at the Luoguxiang Supply and Marketing Cooperative. With the help of his [Daily Intelligence System], he makes a thriving life for himself in this era. [Daily Intelligence: After rain, a large amount of food washed down from the banks gathers at the eastern inlet of Huaxi Lake. In the evening, carp, crucian carp, and other fish will be active there.] [Daily Intelligence: Ten gold bars are buried be 86Reads5.7Score1214d adds
- 39 Siheyuan: I Joined the War Against Japan 四合院之我从抗战开始 Zhang Yunhu awoke in a temporary lodging and stared at the old roof, lost in thought. He remembered his grandparents, who had searched desperately for him at home but never found him; the 350 members of his clan massacred in retaliation by the Japanese; his three older brothers and three sisters-in-law, surrounded and killed by the Japanese; and his parents, second uncle, eight older brothers, and six sisters-in-law, all lost in battle. How many times had he searched for their traces in his drea 7.2kReads7.5Score47414d adds
- 40 Siheyuan: Transmigrated as Silly Zhu, Roaming the World 四合院之穿成傻柱各国浪 A period novel wearing the outer shell of a Siheyuan story. The characters roam all over the world, with no petty family squabbles or drawn-out back-and-forth, just ceaseless forward momentum across the globe. Pure wish fulfillment, so you can read it without thinking too hard. 5.3kReads7.4Score22014d adds
- 41 Siheyuan: Damiao, Please Spare Us! 四合院：大茂，求求你放过我们吧 [Lighthearted Comedy + Everyday Life with Little Conflict + Sharp Comebacks + Chaotic Mischief] In the spring of 1963, something big happened at Courtyard No. 95. The three uncles, who usually won every time they joined forces, were led astray by Xu Damao and turned the tables on him at the general meeting. They didn't know that the Xu Damao before them was a transmigrator with a Choice System. Every choice he made earned him various rewards. “Does the Host choose to help the Jia family?” “Help: 2kReads6.7Score10614d adds
- 42 Siheyuan: The Scheming Vermin-Slayer Clears Out the Yi Family First 四合院，腹黑虐禽先搬空易家 [System + pocket dimension + invincible + free shopping] [Feel-good story + no frustrating setbacks + scheming pranks + taking the initiative + pranks at all hours] The protagonist is wounded on the battlefield and fuses with memories from the future, gaining a System cheat. See how he deals with the monsters and resolves lingering regrets across a world of film and television centered on the courtyard house. He also takes on the little Japanese devils, blows up the Shrine of the Dead, and bombs 8Reads6.5Score—14d adds
- 43 Transmigrate to a 1958 Siheyuan on Nanluogu Lane as a Female Factory Worker 穿越到58年南锣鼓四合院女工 A modern young woman transmigrates into the body of a young female worker living in a courtyard house on Nanluoguxiang in 1958 and activates a relief System. The System requires her to complete tasks to earn material rewards. These tasks include helping her neighbors and taking part in community development. The courtyard is home to people from all walks of life, and its relationships are complicated, mixing mutual aid with conflict. The protagonist uses the supplies from the System to improve h 19Reads—Score—14d adds
- 44 Siheyuan: Starting a Fight Against the Japanese with My Little Sister 四合院：从带妹妹杀鬼子开始 Chen Feng, a battlefield medic in a secret unit, was reborn and transmigrated back to early 1945, just as his parents were murdered. Taking his younger sister, the only family he had left, he made his way into the capital to continue fighting the war. 58Reads7.2Score—14d adds
- 45 Siheyuan: One Force to Break Ten Thousand Laws 四合院，一力破万法 No System, no personal dimension, just a body that surpasses human limits. In the face of absolute strength, no scheme or trick can accomplish anything. Even the neighbors in the courtyard become quite adorable, because if they aren’t adorable, they’ll get a few massive slaps. 311Reads6.6Score10614d adds
- 46 The Whole Family Transmigrates Together into Siheyuan. Leave None Behind! 四合院，全家组团穿，一个别留！ Lin Shengli is the third son of the Lin family, an unlucky guy and a naive, somewhat foolish college student. When the hotel where his family is celebrating his grandfather's birthday collapses, he ends up on the eve of victory in the War of Resistance Against Japan. To his surprise, his cousins come along too, as does his grandfather. Facing the Japanese devils, Lin Shengli is thrilled. His chance to kill the enemy openly and without remorse has finally arrived! As for the scoundrels in the cou 1.9kReads7.0Score10514d adds
- 47 Siheyuan: Reborn as Liu Guangtian, the Most Dutiful Son on the Internet 四合院：穿成全网最孝顺刘光天 [Siheyuan + System + no saintly heroine] Transmigrated as Liu Haizhong's second son, Liu Guangtian, he finds that his golden finger is to help his career-obsessed father get promoted! What a nightmare! The First Master is a hypocrite, the Third Master is scheming, Qin Huairu is a bloodsucker, and Aunt Jia is always wailing for the dead! Let's see how Liu Guangtian, despite the harsh conditions, helps his father rise to power, outsmarts his rivals, and makes a happy life for himself... 502Reads6.3Score—14d adds
- 48 Siheyuan: Xu Damao, Cruel and Ruthless 四合院：心恨手辣许大茂 "Xu Damao, Xu Damao, you're a real villain." "But you're not ruthless at all, and you're not very bright either." "Reporting Lou Xiao'e was like cutting off your own arm, and you did all this just for the paltry title of deputy director of the Revolutionary Committee. It's downright stupid." 1.9kReads—Score—14d adds
- 49 Xu Damao, the Crooked Merchant of the Siheyuan 四合院奸商许大茂 He transmigrates into Xu Damao from Love in the Courtyard and, from the start, binds himself to the underworld’s cross-realm marketplace, the Nether Pavilion! While everyone else is scheming and fighting over steamed corn buns in the courtyard, he turns around and sells them to powerful officials of the underworld, raking in Soul Jade to exchange for a mustard-seed space and treasures for refining souls! An apprentice at the steel mill? Just a cover. He hunts for overlooked antiques at Liulichan 1.8kReads8.0Score10114d adds
- 50 Siheyuan: The Whole Family of Misfits Takes on the Beasts 四合院：全家妖孽对抗禽兽 [Transmigration + mild conflict + putting the courtyard's troublemakers in their place + satisfying revenge + subverting expectations + an entire family of villains + no golden finger] After transmigrating to the 1960s, he becomes the youngest in a family of nothing but "villains"! Lin Hao once thought a family like his was bound to be crushed by the iron fist of the times sooner or later. Grandma makes a career out of being a martyr's family member. The curb is her stage: she slaps her thigh an 1.1kReads5.6Score11114d adds
