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- 1 Siheyuan: A Soldier-King from the Start, and You Call Him Silly Zhu? 四合院：兵王开局，你管这叫傻柱 [Two male leads] [soul transmigration] [Siheyuan] [mystery and mind games] [no golden finger] "Professor?" On a bitterly cold New Year's Eve, the north wind swept through the gray courtyard of the Red Star Steel Factory. He Yuzhu, once the elite soldier known as "Lone Wolf," abruptly turned and saw Xu Damao wiping away the thin frost on the window opposite with his finger. "Lone Wolf? Hah, I never thought we'd 'meet again' in a place like this." Xu Damao's lips curled into a humorless smile. "Ho 35Reads—Score—14d adds
- 2 Siheyuan: I Lie Flat and Live Off the Interest 四合院：我靠利息躺平过日子 He transmigrates into Love in the Courtyard as Zhao Chen. Right after arriving, he inherits a huge fortune from his uncle: a staggering 8,000 yuan and a job placement. While others earn wages and ration coupons, fretting over food and daily necessities, he can live in comfort on bank interest alone. He doesn't fawn over Qin Huairu, pay attention to Yi Zhonghai, or put up with Silly Zhu's bad temper. He gives anyone who schemes against him a taste of their own medicine, and teaches anyone who cau 17kReads5.7Score97814d adds
- 3 Siheyuan: The Liu Family’s Eldest Son Sets Out on the Road to High Office 四合院：刘家大少，开启进部之路 (No System, no bloodthirsty violence) Overnight, I transmigrated and became Liu Guangqi, the eldest son of Liu Haizhong, a man obsessed with becoming a government official in a courtyard house. A technician? A live-in son-in-law? Just a son-in-law? No. That’s not the life I want. In this age of revolutionary fervor, a man should make his mark. Since I’ve transmigrated, I might as well aim high. I’ll go straight to university and become the pride of this era. I’ll enter the ministries, make a nam 67.1kReads—Score8.9k14d adds
- 4 A Touch of Cuteness, Book 3 沾点可爱的第3本书 He Daqing is reborn in 1951, only to find himself about to be bundled off to Baoding from the start. Afraid of repeating his old mistakes, he plans to make a quick getaway, but awakens a System that lets him sell anything. "Anything unclaimed can be sold? Then who does this bedroll belong to?" He casually sells a pair of white underpants, and the System rewards him with god-tier cooking skills and Bajiquan! Sha Zhu has yet to become a lovesick doormat, Qin Huairu has yet to enter the family, a 2.9kReads5.7Score10014d adds
- 5 Siheyuan: From the Start, I Fleeced He Daqing 四合院，开局薅秃何大清 Disclaimer: This book may not be very dark. Old Deaf Granny is portrayed as a good person, so don't read if you dislike that. Trolls, stay away and stop picking fights. Shen Ming is reborn in the world of The Courtyard Full of Scoundrels. He Daqing? Running away. He Yuzhu: You can run, but first transfer the house to my name and hand over your money. What? You have no money to run away? Then go ask that widow for some. Wasn't she the one who wanted you to go with her? How can you leave without a 933Reads6.0Score10314d adds
- 6 Siheyuan: It All Began When I Knocked He Daqing Out with a Stick 四合院：从一棍子打晕何大清开始 Su Ping'an, a modern young man, transmigrates into Love in the Courtyard. His predecessor was tricked by the courtyard's lowlifes into giving away every last bit of his property, and died in misery. Faced with a rundown mess and an empty home, watch Su Ping'an fight back from rock bottom and turn the tables! He Daqing wants a free ride? Knock him out with a stick! Yi Zhonghai wants to guilt-trip him? Pin the blame on him and make it stick! Yan Bugui wants to scheme against him? Make sure he lose 2kReads5.8Score10014d adds
- 7 Silly Zhu Returns to the Siheyuan for Revenge 四合院傻柱来复仇 [Reborn] [No. 95 Copper Gong Alley] The miserable Fool Zhu has been deceived all his life by the people of the Beast-Filled Courtyard. In his old age, he is left with nowhere to turn and dies miserably beneath a bridge. Looking back on his life, he is consumed with regret. Reborn, he sets out to take revenge on those beasts… 8.9kReads—Score33214d adds
- 8 Plenty of Fun in the Siheyuan 四合院里乐子多 A modern man transmigrates into the body of Silly Zhu and gets a golden finger of his own. From then on, life in the entire Siheyuan changes. Whether the courtyard is in chaos is for me, He Yuzhu, to decide. 1.2kReads5.5Score10114d adds
- 9 Siheyuan: Sharing Talents Leaves the Whole Courtyard in Disarray 四合院：共享天赋，众禽麻了 [Siheyuan courtyard + System + one heroine + mild hostility] [Ding! Shared Talent System activated!] Just after transmigrating to the 1960s and moving into a Siheyuan courtyard crawling with awful neighbors, Chen Ping'an binds himself to a god-tier System! [Congratulations, Host! Your first draw is a success. You have obtained the talent of Sun Daya from the front courtyard: Speaking Without Thinking!] When Jia Zhangshi throws a tantrum and tries to steal his home, Chen Ping' 77Reads5.3Score—14d adds
- 10 Siheyuan: Making Yi Zhonghai's Dream Come True by Giving Him Two Sons! 四合院：圆梦易中海送他俩儿子！ [Wipe out all the courtyard scoundrels + feel-good story + System + making money + stealing Qin Huairu from someone else] He Daqing accidentally transmigrates into the body of a man with the same name. When he wakes up, he discovers that someone has set him up, so he turns the tables on them. Yi Zhonghai: He Daqing, if I don't kill you, I'm no man! He Daqing smiles. "I'm the one who's going to take you down. If you've got the guts, let's settle this face to face." Jia Dongxu: Mom, I feel li 1.9kReads6.5Score10114d adds
- 11 Siheyuan: Coming Home from the Army and Becoming a Dad 四合院：退伍回家喜当爹 Courtyard House + The War to Resist U.S. Aggression and Aid Korea The strongest soldier of the 21st century is discharged due to injury. He plans to enjoy a happy life, but after seeing a Douyin video that says, “If you don't inhale when smoking a pipe, why smoke one at all?” Su Mo immediately gives it a try. To his surprise, he ends up in 1950. As soon as he transmigrates, he sees a stunning beauty lying in his arms and discovers that he has a pocket dimension. He figures that transmigrating 326Reads6.7Score10314d adds
- 12 Siheyuan: Silly Zhu Gives His Sister a Sunny Future 四合院：傻柱送妹一个艳阳天 After transmigrating as He Yuzhu, the most wronged man in the entire courtyard, he uses his memories of the future and his Chef God System to rewrite his fate. He calls out the hypocritical Yi Zhonghai, refuses to give in to the greedy Jia family, befriends genuine people, and keeps his distance from ingrates. He quickly improves his cooking at Hongbin Restaurant, earns a million a month, and brings food home so his little sister can eat well, dress warmly, and go to university. The awful people 109Reads5.3Score—14d adds
- 13 Silly Zhu, What Have You Done? 四合院傻柱你作孽呀 My new work is out! Come read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you’ll enjoy it. Your support gives me the motivation to write, and I’ll do my best to tell every story well! 775Reads6.1Score10414d adds
- 14 He Yuzhu's New Life 何雨柱的新人生 (The Courtyard’s Ultimate Mastermind) Chen Zhou, a twenty-first-century master chef, has his soul transported into He Yuzhu from Love in the Courtyard. Facing the increasingly wicked residents, He Yuzhu vows to change his tragic fate and begin a new life. 7Reads—Score—14d adds
- 15 Siheyuan: Reborn on Day One, Taking Revenge on the Jia and Yi Families 四合院：重生第一天复仇贾易两家 A new book from a veteran author. Not too hostile, and not a brainless power fantasy. On a winter's New Year's Day in 2008, Silly Zhu was driven out of his home and ended up under a bridge in the capital. He thought he would just wander off alone, but Xu Damao tracked him down, and the two of them talked for a long time. He Yuzhu swore: If I ever get the chance to be reborn, I'll make sure every man in the Jia family meets a horrible end. The women can all be like Qin Huairu, trading buns for bu 18.1kReads7.2Score92314d adds
- 16 Siheyuan: Yan Jiechengi of the Yan Family 四合院之闫家解成 A modern young man transmigrates into the world of the courtyard houses as the eldest son of the Yan family! On the very day he marries Yu Li, he gets beaten badly enough to land in the hospital. He never wanted to live in the rear wing anyway, so he figures he can use this chance to con Silly Zhu out of a room. But he never expected his own father to sell him out! 875Reads6.7Score10514d adds
- 17 Siheyuan: He Yuzhu’s Soul Travels Back to 1956 四合院：何雨柱魂穿1956 He Yuzhu freezes to death beneath a bridge. His overwhelming hatred tears through time and space, merging with the consciousness of countless parallel worlds and bringing him back to life in 1956. Only then does he realize that the entire courtyard had been plotting against him. Watch as He Yuzhu takes revenge on all the scoundrels in the courtyard. The story focuses on tormenting them, with a heavy air of hostility and the entire courtyard arrayed against him. He raises He Yushui and writes the 16.3kReads7.6Score72914d adds
- 18 Siheyuan: With the Four Great Guardians in Hand, I Rule the World 四合院手握四大金刚我只手遮天 (Overbearing-protagonist style, original humor, mastermind behind the scenes, low angst, one female lead, handwritten, no AI) Song Qingshu woke up to find that he had four grown nephews. He just so happened to move into a Siheyuan, so since he was there, he might as well stir things up. If it’s a numbers game, I can send all four of my nephews after you. If it’s a fight, I don’t even need to lift a finger. Silly Zhu will take you down. If it’s about connections, I’ve got enough big ideas to crus 22kReads7.0Score1.1k14d adds
- 19 Siheyuan: How Did I Become Silly Zhu? 四合院：我咋成了傻柱？ Zhao Feng, a pastry chef born in the 1990s, drifts through life, living off loans and credit. After work, he spends his time reading novels and watching short dramas, imagining that he might go back to the past someday. Then he could punch up at the seniors’ home in the south and kick down at the kindergarten in the north, making a name for himself. One day, he falls asleep at home and wakes up in Beijing in 1948, having somehow taken over the body of fourteen-year-old Silly Zhu. Day one: Thank 480Reads7.0Score10514d adds
- 20 Siheyuan: He Yuzhu’s Story Begins in 1962 四合院：何雨柱1962年开始 He Yu, an idle drifter, transmigrates into the body of He Yuzhu, the Silly Zhu of the courtyard. But his timing is bad: Jia Dongxu is already dead and gone. To avoid being exploited by the Jia family, however, the new He Yuzhu works hard to change himself. Life may be short, but he should still enjoy it, and make amends where he can, so he won't look back with regret when he's old. What becomes of the people in the courtyard depends on how He Yuzhu chooses to stir things up. 1kReads7.1Score10114d adds
- 21 Siheyuan: Lou Xiao'e Makes a Powerful Return in 1984 四合院：1984娄晓娥霸气归来 Passbook, passbook, where on earth did Qin Huairu hide it? After transmigrating, Lu Feng's first thought was to look for Silly Zhu's wages. Unfortunately, Qin Huairu was far too crafty and knew exactly how to hide things. He couldn't find it. There was simply no way to find it. Divorce. We have to get divorced... 900Reads—Score—14d adds
- 22 Dad Ran Off from the Start, So I Start Working at a Factory to Support My Little Sister 开局老爹跑路，进厂养活妹妹开始 Not too much hostility, with the focus on everyday life (Siheyuan courtyard + transmigration + one heroine + fanfiction) In 1951, just after turning sixteen, He Yuzhu looked at the ravenous He Yushui and could only think, “What the hell?” First Uncle: “Zhuzi, you need to understand: children can be unfilial, but parents are never in the wrong.” Granny Deaf: “Good grandson, Granny has missed you so much (and your braised pork)...” Qin Huairu: “Zhuzi, please help me. Dongxu died so young. You coul 3.3kReads6.1Score10914d adds
- 23 From Siheyuan to Happy Farm 四合院从开心农场开始 He Yuzhu was reborn in the courtyard, becoming the He Yuzhu from the book. He'll take revenge on Jia Dongxu. Jia Gonggong would suit him even better. He'll find a good husband for the white lotus Qin Huairu and see if she can still awaken. Jia Zhangshi, the necromancer, will be sent to keep Jia Dongxu company. First Uncle, your retirement support group is empty. I think you'd better just adopt an orphan. Bound to a Happy Farm, he can grow crops, raise chickens and fish, and never go hungry. 212Reads6.5Score11914d adds
- 24 Siheyuan: The He Family 四合院：何大家族 The good news: I've been reborn, and it's in the Courtyard House world. The bad news: I've become Silly Zhu's grandfather, the old patriarch of the courtyard! It's 1952. He Daqing hasn't run off with White Widow yet, Silly Zhu is still learning to cook at Fengzeyuan, and Yushui is only five. The courtyard's neighborhood committee system isn't in place yet, and the local office is still called the Military Control Commission. Qin Huairu hasn't married into the courtyard. He Baocai acts decisively 2.6kReads6.4Score11414d adds
- 25 Siheyuan: Blind Dates Make You Stronger 四合院：相亲就变强 [No saintly heroine] [Cooking-focused] [Plenty of everyday life] [Putting Yi Jia in his place] [Leisurely pace] [Don’t read if you dislike it] He is accidentally reborn as He Yuzhu, only to find that He Daqing has run off, leaving him and little Yushui behind. He Yuzhu goes straight to the police and arranges for Yushui to be returned to He Daqing, so she can enjoy the fatherly love she never had in her previous life and stop dragging her brother down! Back at the courtyard, he sees a family arr 21.2kReads7.2Score1.3k14d adds
- 26 1944: My Ordinary Life 1944我的平凡人生 An ordinary man is reborn as He Yuzhu. With the help of the Diligence Pays Off System and the right choices, how will he protect his family’s happiness in a turbulent era and change the tragic fate he had in the original story? 9.7kReads6.7Score50414d adds
- 27 Siheyuan: I Can’t Believe I’m Liu Guangqi 四合院：我居然是刘光齐 A soul transmigrates into a Siheyuan and only wants to live a quiet, ordinary life. He likes the simple comfort of a wife and children gathered around a warm hearth, and has no interest in the endless arguing and fighting. He doesn’t want a chaotic life. But as things in the courtyard start to change, it seems that all he did was beat up Silly Zhu, and after that, everything started to go off the rails… This book isn’t too dark or violent! 3.8kReads8.0Score15314d adds
- 28 A Courtyard Full of Vermin? This Chef’s Ready to Start Butchering 禽满四合院？那本厨子可要开宰了 [Multiple Female Leads + The Space Exists but Is Not Prominent + The Male Lead Is Not Very Possessive of Women! Leave your brains and morals at the door when you read, and feel free to guess what happens] [He has a cooking cheat that boosts the taste of his food, making him a walking bottle of MSG! In a difficult era, cling to Old Li's coattails!] Sha Zhu was a simp, so he deserved to die a miserable death! But He Yuzhu, who transmigrated from the modern era to 1965 and into <The Birds in the Co 29.4kReads6.6Score1.9k14d adds
- 29 Siheyuan: After He Yuzhu Woke from His Dream 四合院之何雨柱梦醒之后 He Yuzhu experienced another person's life in a dream. When he woke up, he discovered that He Daqing had already gone to Baoding with Widow Bai. Would He Yuzhu's fate remain the same as before, or would it change? 19.6kReads5.7Score93814d adds
- 30 Siheyuan: Catching Deaf Granny Cheating Makes Me a Model Neighborhood Watchman 四合院：捉奸聋老太成治安模范 [Ruthless and Decisive + Mystery-Solving Calculations + High IQ + System + Heavy Bloodlust] After transmigrating to a siheyuan in the 1960s, Ling Feng has barely settled in when he catches Yi Zhonghai and the Deaf Old Lady in the act. Enemy agents, hidden plots, and secrets buried for years: with his extraordinary intelligence and precise calculations, Ling Feng turns the tables perfectly! No letters of forgiveness! No mercy! Every scoundrel in this courtyard must die!! —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 31 Siheyuan: The System Connects Two Worlds, and I Give the Resources to the Nation 四合院：系统通两界，资源给国家 Modern-day Zhou Feng transmigrates to the world of the Siheyuan and gains a portal that connects two worlds. As long as he riles up the courtyard’s troublemakers, the portal will level up. So he stirs up trouble in the courtyard while trading between two worlds! When the country in the 1960s discovers his identity, the whole world changes. “What kind of machine is this? It can even keep things cold?” “Good heavens, you put clothes in there and it washes them by itself?” “How does he have hot wat 20.4kReads6.6Score1.3k14d adds
- 32 The Siheyuan Beginning in 1945 从45年开始的四合院 An accident while saving someone sent Sun Yaozu's soul to a parallel world, where he found himself in Sun Village outside Changping, in the capital, just as the Japanese had surrendered. 11.4kReads7.1Score40214d adds
- 33 Siheyuan: I'm Back Again 四合院之我又回来了 Silly Zhu, who froze to death under a bridge, is reborn in the year 1950, when He Daqing has yet to leave. He returns this time carrying the hatred of his past life. Can the beasts in the Siheyuan still suck him dry? Can Yi Zhonghai and Granny Deaf live out their retirement in peace? Can the Jia family still make Silly Zhu support them? 5.2kReads7.2Score18714d adds
- 34 Siheyuan: Soul Transmigration in 1951, Happiness for the He Family 四合院：魂穿51之何家幸福 The story of the Siheyuan begins again! [System]+ [Multiple storylines merged]+ [Family life]+ [Siheyuan] He Yulong, a fine young man from the 21st century, transmigrates into Silly Zhu in 1951. From the start, he's on a train back to Beijing. Beside him, He Yushui wipes away her tears, grieving over their father's departure. But as soon as they get home, the Jia family steals their things. Should he swallow his anger or give them a taste of their own medicine? Watch how He Yuzhu unleashes the p 18.9kReads7.3Score88714d adds
- 35 Siheyuan: Silly Zhu's Road Survival Gets a Tenfold Boost 四合院：傻柱公路求生万倍增幅 [Courtyard + road survival + 10,000-fold amplification] After waking up, He An found himself as Silly Zhu in Love in the Courtyard. His father had run off from the start, his belongings had been stolen, and all he had left was his sobbing little sister and a courtyard full of vermin. Just as he was worrying about the rice jar running empty, the [Road Survival Game] forcibly loaded in, riddled with bugs and bizarrely fused with the courtyard world! Could walking refresh treasure chests? Had his 1 8.2kReads6.9Score35514d adds
- 36 Siheyuan: I've Changed, Silly Zhu 四合院：我傻柱变了呀 Transmigrating as “Silly Zhu,” He Yuzhu, he refuses to be guilt-tripped from the start! The courtyard’s busybodies are stunned: Why isn’t Silly Zhu being silly anymore?! I win the senior leadership’s appreciation by overhauling the cafeteria, and shock everyone at the factory-wide assembly. Liu Haizhong is jealous? Yi Zhonghai is scheming? Xu Damao is framing me? I counter every move and put them all in their place. Lou Xiao'e knocks on my window late at night and entrusts me with a top-secret 15Reads—Score—14d adds
- 37 Siheyuan: I, Silly Zhu, Refuse to Be a Total Sucker 四合院：我傻柱绝不当大冤种 He transmigrates into Silly Zhu in Love in the Courtyard, and it feels like the sky is falling. Fortunately, the original story’s timeline hasn’t started yet, so there’s still time to change everything. You think I’m going to support you in your old age just like in the original story? Dream on! 12.3kReads7.0Score50814d adds
- 38 Siheyuan: You Want to Talk Reason? Fists Are Reason Too! 四合院：要讲理？物理也是理！ [No Qin, no fawning over Silly Zhu, no dragging things out, no letters of forgiveness, no job as a purchasing agent, transmigration in person.] Female lead: Ye Juan, the Queen of the Kingdom of Women. Bad news: She’s transmigrated into a nest of beasts. Good news: Her golden finger has arrived, so life should be pretty good from now on. But Murphy’s law says that if something can go wrong, no matter how unlikely it is, it will happen. People are complicated, but as long as your thinking doesn’t 14.9kReads7.1Score47014d adds
- 39 Siheyuan: I'm in the Archives Department 四合院我在档案科 Zheng Jianshe, from the year 2020, went to sleep and woke up in 1959. He doesn't want to work 996 anymore, so he plans to live a quiet life, stockpile supplies, and find himself a wife. Then he'll wait until he can achieve financial freedom. A story spanning multiple eras. 10.6kReads6.7Score52914d adds
- 40 Siheyuan: I'm an Assassin Who Stumbled into the Courtyard 四合院：我，杀手，误入四合院 A killer from the future was settled with after completing a mission. By chance, he ended up in the past, just after He Yuzhu had returned from looking for He Daqing. He felt sorry for He Yuzhu, but also wished he would stand up for himself. All he wanted was to live his own life. As for the He family, the only one he cared about was his little sister, who was just a few years old. Everything else was beside the point. 22.9kReads7.1Score1.1k14d adds
- 41 Siheyuan: Silly Zhu Awakens, Dongxu Meets with Disaster 四合院：傻柱觉醒，东旭出事， 1963. He Yuzhu awakened! When he awakened, Jia Dongxu had just met with an accident! Everyone at the steel mill knew Silly Zhu. He was a skilled cook, especially renowned for Sichuan and halal cuisine. Few people knew, however, that he was also good at preparing the private specialty known as Tan Family Cuisine. Tan Family Cuisine uses all kinds of rare and exotic ingredients, dishes once served to wealthy households of the past. Nowadays, hardly anyone remembers it, but his cooking has always b 148Reads5.0Score—14d adds
- 42 Siheyuan: Bad, Bad, Bad! The First Master Is My Dad! 四合院：坏坏坏！一大爷是我爹！ [No hostility] [No demonization] [No System] [Career-focused period drama] After transmigrating, Chen Ping'an discovered that he'd drawn the hidden prize in the transmigration blind box: both parents dead, and a cadre position from the start. He thought he had a classic period-drama struggle ahead of him, until he heard the names Red Star Steel Mill and Siheyuan... Oh no! I've fallen into the den of beasts known as the Beast-Filled Siheyuan! No System, no cheat, and only himself to rely on. Chen 7.2kReads6.7Score33914d adds
- 43 My Soul Possesses Sha Zhu, and the Beastly Bunch Won't Get Off Easy 魂穿傻柱，禽兽团别想好过 In 2023, He Yuzhu was a model young man working in Su Province. After getting three “Xingke” shots, he inexplicably developed a taste for all kinds of abnormal TV dramas, especially the twisted, heavily rewritten versions of Birds of a Feather in the Courtyard starring Silly Zhu. If he didn’t watch them for a day, he’d lose his appetite, feel weak in all four limbs, and become mentally listless. One day, He Yuzhu was watching dramas again in his rented apartment. When he saw Silly Zhu get kicked 14.6kReads6.2Score57314d adds
- 44 Siheyuan: Raising Six Kids, I Take on the Scoundrels 四合院：养六娃的我手撕禽兽 Chen Wenxuan transmigrates to Courtyard No. 95 with the house he lived in during his previous life. His parents are both dead, and six younger siblings are still crying to be fed. But that's okay. The house is well stocked, and its supplies reset every day! He also has a storage space and a spatial ability! In these hard times, eating well is no problem! As for the animals: Yi Zhonghai, the “god of morality”; the stingy, scheming Yan Bugui; the consummate white lotus Qin Huairu; the kitchen-warr 3.8kReads6.2Score13514d adds
- 45 Siheyuan: Reborn as He Yushui, I Beat Silly Zhu from the Start 四合院：重生何雨水开局暴打傻柱 [System + Genius + Scheming + Campus Belle + Light Angst] A genius military doctor from the 21st century is reborn in the body of He Yushui, who had starved to death. From then on, the whole courtyard's vibe changes. He Yushui becomes a scheming little girl. Silly Zhu, how come your little sister beat you up again? Silly Zhu, turns out you're a eunuch. The buzz-cut moralist still wants to wave his moral cudgel around? She crushes his moral high ground, then breaks his arms and legs for good meas 2.5kReads6.9Score10214d adds
- 46 Siheyuan: He Yuzhu’s Lie-Flat Life 四合院之何雨柱的躺平人生 He Yuzhu is reborn in 1951, and from the start sends Jia Zhangshi to prison. Like a butterfly flapping its wings, what changes will this bring to the courtyard? And what fate awaits the courtyard's villains? 16.9kReads6.7Score65114d adds
- 47 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. 5.2kReads7.4Score22414d adds
- 48 I Gave the Courtyard's Troublemakers a System of Their Own 四合院，我给众禽订制系统 (No angst + comedy + everyday life + pocket space + System + strengthening the nation) Chen Ping'an obtains the “Positive Energy Guidance System,” which lets him create custom sub-systems and bind them to the residents of the courtyard. Granny Jia becomes the courtyard's resident sweeper, Yan Bugui turns into a literacy expert, and Liu Haizhong becomes the patrol captain... Guided by their System missions, everyone transforms from schemers, slackers, and power-hungry officials into a new force f 4.2kReads8.0Score28314d adds
- 49 Siheyuan: I'm Yi Zhonghai, and I Don't Need You to Support Me in My Old Age 四合院：我易中海，不用你们养老 The Siheyuan stays the same, but its transmigrators come and go. Yi Zhonghai, a modern man born in the 1980s, went through school, graduated, and started a business just as planned. After finally making his venture a success, he was about to enjoy the fruits of his labor. Then he woke up one morning in the 1950s, only to discover he was still the same moral paragon. As a modern man, why should I need someone to support me in my old age? I, Yi Zhonghai, don’t need you to take care of me. 7.4kReads6.6Score20814d adds
- 50 Siheyuan: I Live in the Courtyard Next Door at No. 94 四合院：我住在隔壁94号院 (Courtyard houses + pocket dimension + pets + TV and film crossovers + Hong Kong TV and film crossovers.) After an accident, Shi Lei was taken by an unreliable System to the world of courtyard houses, where he was trapped in a mental space for ten whole years before finally seeing daylight again. Then the System simply ran off, leaving Shi Lei to make his way through the world alone. Fortunately, he still had a loving family in this life. By chance, he discovered that characters from other TV sh 8.3kReads6.6Score21114d adds
