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- 151 Silly Zhu Reborn in 1951: Paralyzing Ring from the Start 傻柱重生51，开局获得麻痹戒指 [Siheyuan] + [Bright Sword] + [Under the Zhengyang Gate] + [Hutong] + [Bright Sword] + [Snow Leopard] + [Blood Romance] + [Legendary Special Ring] + [Dragon-Slaying Saber] + [Rebirth Ring] + [Love Ring] Reborn in Siheyuan, Silly Zhu, He Yuzhu, had endured a miserable half-life. As he closed his eyes, he spotted his old nemesis Xu Damao rubbing his hands together, waiting to collect his body! Xu Damao slipped Lou Xiao'e's dowry snuff bottle into his pocket, awakening the Hit-for-Hire System! The 23.4kReads7.5Score1.5k14d adds
- 152 A Life of Treasures in the Siheyuan 四合院之御宝人生 Workaholic doctor Li Guangming woke up to find he had transmigrated into the world of Love in the Courtyard, as the eldest son of the Li family, a front-courtyard carpenter’s family, recently brought in from the countryside. Faced with a desperately poor family with barely anything to their name and too many mouths to feed, a stepmother with her own agenda, a taciturn father, and a whole courtyard full of “familiar faces” about to make their entrance, Li Guangming felt an unprecedented sense of 4.7kReads8.0Score20114d adds
- 153 Siheyuan: The Story She and I Had to Tell 四合院之我与她不得不说的故事 (The rating just came out, so it's a bit low. It'll go up.) He transmigrates to the world of the courtyard and gains a pocket world. He puts the beasts in their place, with no unnecessary drama, just one satisfying story after another. Of course, there'll be a little romance too. 1.1kReads5.5Score10014d adds
- 154 Siheyuan: Awakening the System, I Won't Let the Whole Courtyard Suck Me Dry 四合院：觉醒系统，不惯全院吸血 After transmigrating back to the 1960s and the beastly courtyard compound, the protagonist awakens a heaven-defying comeback System and sees through the evil intentions of everyone living there! There are no warm, friendly neighbors here, just a pack of bloodsuckers plotting against one another: the First Master, who abuses his position and uses moral pressure to get others to provide for his retirement; the Second Master, who dreams of becoming an official and loves throwing his weight around; 27Reads7.1Score—14d adds
- 155 Siheyuan: He Yuzhu Reborn in One Body, Returning to 1949 四合院何雨柱三合一魂穿1949 A rookie writer's commentary, set in a slow-burning, realistic period drama! A chef, a practitioner of traditional martial arts, and a skilled slingshot shooter, with no System and no accelerated time in the pocket dimension. It may look like a story about everyday family life, but the food, antiques, and hunting are all portrayed with absolute realism. The words are imbued with love for the country and its people, and readers only need to uncover the foreshadowing that's worth savoring. Feel fr 10.9kReads8.2Score32714d adds
- 156 Qin Ling’er’s Cultivation Journey 秦灵儿修仙 In the Qin Family Silk Shop in Linjiang City, Qin Linger led an ordinary life, keeping the books and managing the stock, until a demonic tide swept through the city one day and claimed the lives of her loved ones, shattering her peaceful routine. Just then, news spread through town that Tianyun Sect was recruiting disciples. When her parents heard the neighbors say that cultivating immortality was harder than climbing to heaven, they tried to stop her from signing up. But Qin Linger was determin 57Reads—Score—14d adds
- 157 Siheyuan: Five Tiger Sons at Home, Keeping the Vermin in Check 四合院：家有五虎，镇压众禽 The Lin family's five tough guys moved into the courtyard house, and everyone had better behave, or the five Lin brothers wouldn't hold back. With the five Lin brothers around, Jia Zhangshi no longer dared to summon spirits, Yi Zhonghai no longer dared to control the courtyard, and Silly Zhu finally behaved himself. 8.5kReads5.6Score30914d adds
- 158 The Eight Great Clans: More Children, More Blessings, He Daqing Takes Everything 八离世家，多子多福何大清吃绝户 [Bright Sword] + [Romance in a Bloody Age] + [Snow Leopard] + [The Great Dye House] + [A Little Woman at Zhengyang Gate] + [Hutong] + [Under Zhengyang Gate] + [The Mansion Gate] + [The Galloping Years] + [Artillery God] + [Glory Days] He Daqing spent months playing through a Steam game called War of Resistance 14, only to die from exhaustion. He awakens in the Republican era, in the central courtyard of No. 95 Nanluoguxiang, in the 16th year of the Republic. He begins his resistance against Ja 8.1kReads—Score41214d adds
- 159 Siheyuan: Returning from the Moat to Set Things Right in the World 四合院：护城河归来讨还世间公道 A modern special forces soldier returns to Beiping in 1931. From the start, a corpse floats in the moat, and his parents have been falsely accused. His enemies hold sway over Beiping, with officials and businessmen colluding and influence reaching everywhere. Bound to an arsenal of heavy combined-arms brigade weapons: five thousand guns, tanks and armored vehicles, attack helicopters, and unlimited supplies. He begins by rooting out Beiping's criminal underworld, then turns his sights on fore 19Reads—Score—14d adds
- 160 After Transferring Schools, I Joined My Brothers to Crush the Bullying 转校后，我带兄弟掀翻了校园霸凌 After Transferring Schools, I Joined My Friends to Bring Down Campus Bullies 6Reads—Score114d adds
- 161 Siheyuan: With a Zombie-Slaying Daoist Master Around, No One Dares Cause Trouble 四合院：僵尸道长在，没人敢作怪 After fighting evil spirits, Mao Xiaofang, his two apprentices, Black Rose, and Shrimp were planning to return to Gantian Town. But a temporal rift swept them away, and they crash-landed in a Beijing courtyard house in the 1960s. The moment they arrived, the entire courtyard was in chaos. Looking at the disorderly place, Mao Xiaofang sighed. “Never mind. We’ll stay here for now.” He had hoped to keep a low profile, but evil spirits kept causing trouble. So the three brothers, including Silly 279Reads—Score—14d adds
- 162 Lao Mo, Eating Fish in the Siheyuan, Dominating Hong Kong 老默，四合院吃鱼，香江称霸 [Decisive and ruthless] [No dragging things out] [Kills them all] [Unexpected twists] To find his daughter, he kills his way from a Beijing courtyard house all the way to Xiangjiang. The protagonist is Lao Mo, Jinghai’s top assassin: arrogant, cold, ruthless, and a man of few words who kills without batting an eye. He terrifies every lowlife around, and even the mention of his name makes them quake. Everyone who’s read it says it’s an absolute thrill. If you don’t believe them, check out the rev 43.2kReads7.9Score2.1k14d adds
- 163 Siheyuan: Earn Merit, Rise Through the Ranks, and Let Others Do Your Dirty Work 四合院：立功升官，擅长借刀杀人 Turning enemies against each other + planning before acting + a short temper + repeatedly earning extraordinary merit + enjoying life + courtyard life From the start, Silly Zhu wants to give half of the big fish from Zhao Hao’s home to Qin Huairu, then divide the rest among everyone in the courtyard. He cleverly resolves the problem. He has to get back at Silly Zhu, making sure he never finds a wife for the rest of his life. He also makes iron underwear for Xu Damao and teaches him martial arts, 594Reads—Score—14d adds
- 164 Siheyuan: From the Start, I Have a Spell That Turns People into Sheep, Oh Yeah 四合院，开局就有变羊术，噢耶 [No toxicity, no angst, and definitely no cheating!] Yi Zhonghai actually killed White Widow! Liu Haizhong actually became a squad leader! Granny Jia ran away with Jia Banggeng! Lin Daniu transmigrated to a Beijing courtyard in 1958 and got the ability to turn people into sheep from the start. But something is off about this courtyard! [Has a pocket dimension + System + no saintly protagonist + multiple women!] 4.6kReads5.5Score15914d adds
- 165 Siheyuan: Old Man Jia Dapao 四合院之老汉贾大炮 Multiple female leads, no self-righteous do-gooder, and the little details of everyday life: the happy life of young wife Qin Huairu and Old Jia. As the times change, turmoil returns to the courtyard house. 35.5kReads7.6Score2.2k14d adds
- 166 Siheyuan: My Hunting Life 四合院：我的狩猎生涯 A hero who fought floods and rescued disaster victims returns to the world of Siheyuan. To survive, he takes up hunting and feeds his whole family through these turbulent times. Come see a different Siheyuan: no mindless characters, no hostility. The author pours care into every page, even staying up late to write! Thank you all for your support! 10.6kReads8.0Score35014d adds
- 167 The Wonderful Life of Silly Zhu 傻柱的精彩人生 “A sick mother, a gambling-addict father, a younger brother still in school, and a divorced woman.” Who wouldn’t feel sympathy for a young woman like that? I was just feeling a little sympathetic and trying to help her out of a difficult situation. Why did I have to transmigrate into this courtyard full of beasts? And into the body of one of the beasts, Silly Zhu, no less! Heaven is so unfair! 23.2kReads7.4Score91014d adds
- 168 Siheyuan: The Tempestuous Big Shot, Qin Huairu for One Yuan 四合院之暴躁大佬，秦淮茹一块钱 Qin Huairu throws herself at him, and he steals Lou Xiao'e away. Reborn, hot-tempered. He joins the underworld and becomes its king. He beats the stuffing out of all sorts of men. He meets a host of wonderful women. He enjoys the blessings of having them all. He was born to be the protagonist. If it doesn't work the first time, we'll try twice. In the end, he'll succeed. 2.4kReads5.9Score13014d adds
- 169 The School Bully’s Love Is the Knife I Kill With 校霸的爱，是我杀人的刀 The School Bully's Love Is the Knife I Kill With 6Reads—Score114d adds
- 170 Siheyuan: I Have the Original Novel in Hand 四合院之我有原著在手 The strongest male lead takes on the miscreants of the courtyard! He uses PUA tactics on Qin Huairu, turning her into an obsessed woman! He teases Yu Li and keeps her wrapped around his finger. He meets the love of his life, and the lovers finally get their happy ending. 4.5kReads5.8Score15414d adds
- 171 Siheyuan: Getting a Farm from the Start and Leaving the Steel Mill 四合院：开局获农场，离开轧钢厂 Zhao Qi transmigrated into the world of the courtyard-house drama and became a purchasing agent at Hongxing Steelworks. He completed his assignment perfectly and was about to be rewarded by the factory when Li Huaide and the other schemers stabbed him in the back, claiming that the goods he’d purchased had come from shady sources! The reward went to someone else. Just then, Zhao Qi awakened memories of his past life and received a spatial farm as a reward from the System! “Fine, so that’s how yo 21.9kReads5.4Score86714d adds
- 172 Siheyuan: Infinite Creation in My World 四合院之我的世界无限创造 Invincible! Pure wish fulfillment! If it doesn't satisfy you, you don't pay! Chen Tian was playing Minecraft at home when he unexpectedly transmigrated into the world of Love in the Courtyard. There, he obtained the ultimate authority to create without limits in Minecraft, allowing him to reshape the world around him at will. As he transformed more and more places, the energy fed back by this authority kept changing his body, making him invincible. Don't like the little Japanese? Wipe out their 5.9kReads5.8Score29914d adds
- 173 Xu Damao's Story Begins in the Siheyuan 许大茂从四合院开始 The courtyard is just where Xu Damao's story begins. How could an era of dramatic change and burning passion go by without me, in the prime of my youth? See how Xu Damao, once a genuine hypocrite and villain, and his two little companions build lives unlike any other. With an unreliable little System, we're not counting on him. The missions are yours, so what do they have to do with me? We'll make our own decisions and live our own lives! (A note: this is a slow-burn story that spans a long peri 2.1kReads5.8Score—14d adds
- 174 Siheyuan: I Crossed the Grasslands and Climbed the Snowy Mountains 四合院，我走过草地翻雪山 Special forces soldier Zhao Yu is reborn in the body of a nine-year-old child. They are now crossing the grasslands. Fortunately, he brought along a pocket dimension. He crosses the grasslands and climbs the snowy mountains alongside the troops, fighting for several years. After being wounded, he recuperates in a courtyard house. 161Reads9.1Score—14d adds
- 175 Siheyuan: In Less Than Six Months, I Gathered Enough for a Mahjong Table 四合院：不到半年，凑齐一桌麻将 2.2kReads5.9Score10514d adds
- 176 The Urban Supreme: Starting by Tearing Up the Marriage Contract 都市至尊，从撕毁婚书开始 A mysterious marriage contract was drawn up twenty years ago. Twenty years later, Lin Jiuxiao descended from the mountains with the contract, only for his wealthy fiancée to tear it up in front of everyone. “A country bumpkin from the mountains thinks he’s worthy of marrying me?” Amid the laughter, Lin Jiuxiao calmly gathered the scraps. “The contract can be destroyed. But the Su family has enjoyed three generations of wealth thanks to my master’s sect. Today, it’s time to pay it back.” The mome 825Reads7.0Score—14d adds
- 177 Siheyuan: Take My Advice and Don't Mess With Me, I Know Your Secrets 四合院：听劝别惹我，我知你底细 Lin Yuan, a corporate drone caught in the rat race of the 21st century, wakes up to find he’s become a trainee purchasing agent at the Hongxing Steel Mill in 1958. And he’s living in a courtyard house in Nanluoguxiang, a den of corruption and endless scheming? A hellish start? Not a chance! His transmigration comes with an intelligence System, leaving no secrets hidden from him, whether in the courtyard or at the steel mill. Who’s hiding gold bars, who stole state grain, who’s plotting behind so 31.6kReads6.7Score1.7k14d adds
- 178 I, He Daqing! Mount Fuji: A Mountain God? 我，何大清！富士山：山神？ He Daqing, an archaeologist, pricks his finger on a bronze ring while cleaning a tomb. He transmigrates into the world of the courtyard house and activates the Mountain God Inheritance System, becoming the Mountain God of Mount Fuji! Determined to escape the fate laid out for him, He Daqing makes arrangements for his children, then resolutely joins the Volunteer Army and heads to the Korean War front, where he writes a legendary tale! 3.4kReads6.8Score14614d adds
- 179 Resistance War in the Siheyuan: A Dog by Day, a Wolf by Night 四合院抗战：白天是狗，晚上是狼 By day, he is Lu Chengan, a puppet army company commander under the Japanese. He bows and scrapes before the Japanese, calls his fellow puppet soldiers brothers, and pretends not to notice the contemptuous looks from the civilians. He leads his men through drills, patrols, and inspections, occasionally cooperating with the Japanese in their so-called “security enhancement campaign.” He puts on a show when he has to and turns a blind eye when he can. His company includes a platoon leader named 162Reads7.4Score11314d adds
- 180 Siheyuan: The Family Is So Fierce the Neighbors Want to Move Away 四合院：家人太凶悍众禽想搬家 Li Wenhua passed away peacefully. After all, there was nothing worth longing for. But when he woke up again, he wasn't in Heaven or Hell. He was in the world of "The Birds Are Full of the Courtyard". A doting grandma and grandpa, a mother whose strength was unknown but who only got stronger against powerful opponents, a thick-skinned father, a dim-witted yet obedient second brother with extraordinary talent, and a well-behaved, sensible little sister. On the day they moved into the courtyard, he 49kReads8.5Score2.9k14d adds
- 181 I’m Reborn, So Why Would I Worry About Finding a Wife? 重生还怕娶不到老婆？ Yu Mingyi was reborn at his grandmother's funeral. He swore that this time he'd make something of his life: earn money early, marry and have children, build a home and a career, and stop running around on blind dates. He'd lead his family and friends to a happy life! 20Reads—Score—14d adds
- 182 Siheyuan: Reborn, I Settle Every Score 四合院：重生后，我一一清算 Synopsis of "Siheyuan: After Being Reborn, I Settle Every Score" In 1958, in a Beijing siheyuan on Longxugou, Chen Feng goes from a vengeful ghost in a freezing prison to a young man in his prime after being reborn. In his previous life, he watched his parents get framed through the collusion of the Third Master, Niu Degui, the Second Master, Li Mengcang, and the First Master, Yan Daomao. Their property was seized, and they died with their names unjustly stained. The Jia and Xu families took adv 5Reads7.4Score—14d adds
- 183 Siheyuan: Beating Xu Damao to a Pulp from the Start and Bringing the Whole Courtyard to Heel 四合院：开局暴打许大茂镇压全院 Siheyuan + Fan fiction + Male-oriented spin-off + Transmigration The System accidentally brought Wang Fugui into the fan-fiction world of Love in the Courtyard. He had two choices. Return to his original world and keep working as a security guard, unable to afford a wife. Or stay in this world, where he would get two rooms in a Beijing Siheyuan, along with compensation from the System. Even a fool would know what to choose! The System was pretty generous, and the compensation was quite good. He 317Reads—Score—14d adds
- 184 Siheyuan: From the Start as Liu Guangtian, I Beat Liu Guangqi to a Pulp 四合院：刘光天开局，暴打刘光奇 The hapless Liu Guangtian transmigrates into Love in the Courtyard. His parents already favor Liu Guangqi, and to make matters worse, Liu Guangqi is a two-faced schemer. Most of the beatings Liu Guangfu and he took as kids were because they got blamed for that bastard Liu Guangqi’s misdeeds. To hell with this! I can’t stand another day of this miserable life! Liu Guangtian grabs his younger brother by the hand. “Guangfu, what are you afraid of? From now on, your big brother will show you a diffe 27kReads7.6Score1.4k14d adds
- 185 Blood Staircase: The Eighteen Floors of Death That Never End 血梯：永不下坠的十八层死门 The Blood Staircase: Eighteen Levels of Death with No Way Down 5Reads—Score114d adds
- 186 I’m Here to Set the Chaotic Siheyuan Straight 朕来整顿禽满四合院 After Zhu Yuanzhang died, he transmigrated into the body of a junior official. When he got home, he found that His wife was Empress Ma, doing laundry for someone else. His son was Zhu Biao, with a broken leg. His grandson was Zhu Xiongying, skin and bones. The so-called “good neighbors” in the compound stole from his family, insulted his wife, and schemed against his son. The whole place was full of beasts. Then the System arrived, bringing him master-level Chinese medicine, a farm he could c 1.3kReads6.1Score—14d adds
- 187 Hunting, Hosting Feasts, Raising Kids, and a Ten-Mile Bridal Procession: The Siheyuan System 四合院打猎做席养娃十里红妆系统 My new book, Love in the Courtyard: From the Start, I Beat Xu Damao to a Pulp and Put the Whole Courtyard in Its Place, already has over a hundred thousand words. Give it a read, it’s better than this one. Click my profile to find it. Courtyard setting + fan fiction + transmigrate + male-oriented spin-off + System Zhao Zilong arrives in a merged world centered on Love in the Courtyard, with other film and TV worlds playing a supporting role. The worlds have merged, bringing even more colorful ch 264Reads5.9Score—14d adds
- 188 Starlight Echoes from the Abyss 深渊回响有星光 Starlight Echoes from the Abyss 18Reads—Score—14d adds
- 189 Siheyuan: Sending Yi Zhonghai to the Great Northwest from the Start 四合院：：开局送易中海去大西北 Spring 1961, and it was once again the breeding season for those beasts. Zhang Anping transmigrated into a courtyard home and discovered that his parents were senior engineers sent to assist in the west. They had been mailing him 150 yuan every month, but he hadn't received a single cent in six years. Familiar with life in the courtyard, Zhang Anping immediately called the police. Yi Zhonghai finally panicked. 43.7kReads7.6Score1.9k14d adds
- 190 Starting in the 1950s: Hunting, Raising Kids, Wooing Women, and Fighting the Beastly Neighbors 五十年代开局：打猎养娃撩妹斗禽 Check out my profile for my new book. Thanks! Courtyard setting + fan fiction + transmigration + male-oriented spin-off Zhao Shisan helped his female friend fix her drain. As he climbed out the window to escape, his foot slipped and he wound up in the world of Love in the Courtyard. His previous life had been too ordinary. This time, he wanted to live gloriously, wielding power over the world by day and sleeping in the arms of beautiful women by night. First, he set himself a modest goal: own te 2.9kReads6.9Score10114d adds
- 191 Siheyuan: Bully a Martyr’s Family? From the Start, Silly Zhu Goes to Prison 四合院：欺辱烈属？开局傻柱进牢 A nineteen-year-old boy whose parents are both dead is cheated out of his family inheritance. After unlocking a golden finger, watch as he fights back, deals with the vile scoundrels, and finds a way to live well. With an Emotion Collection System, what will he do to gather enough emotion points? How will the fate of the courtyard change? 31.1kReads6.4Score1k14d adds
- 192 Siheyuan: My Uncle Is Yuan Tiangang 四合院：我舅舅是袁天罡 Yuan Tiangang, the Tang dynasty's Imperial Astrologer, wakes up to find himself the unlikely uncle of He Yuzhu, a man living in a Beijing courtyard. Jia Zhangshi throws a tantrum? A dose of Tiangang Arts will set her straight. Yi Zhonghai puts on a false front? Let's calculate the day your bad luck will strike. Qin Huairu wants to leech off you? Uncle will teach you what it means to “make you cry with the Huayang Needle.” Everyone is dumbfounded: Is this old man a divine being or a lunatic? He Y 2.7kReads—Score10414d adds
- 193 Siheyuan: The Qing Dynasty Is Back 四合院：大清回来了 A powerful survivor from the apocalypse is reborn as He Daqing. He first deals with his two ungrateful stepsons, then makes a triumphant return to the courtyard house, marries a lovely wife, and takes on his wicked neighbors, changing Silly Zhu’s life along the way. Read on to discover all the exciting details! 17.3kReads8.5Score53314d adds
- 194 Life in the Siheyuan 在四合院里过日子 After reading lots of stories about courtyard life, I decided to try writing my own take on it. This is a practice piece, so please be kind if it's not to your taste! My second carefully crafted novel, The Courtyard: The Qing Dynasty Is Back, has just launched. I hope you'll give it a read! Li Ping'an was an obscure older bachelor in modern society. He died after doing a good deed for once, presumably because good deeds bring good fortune. He transmigrated to a courtyard in the late 1950s, where 16.5kReads7.8Score52414d adds
- 195 Siheyuan: Silly Zhu Rewrites His Life 四合院：傻柱改写人生 In his previous life, he was driven out of the Siheyuan and froze to death beneath a bridge. Reborn in this life, he returns to find the courtyard just as it was. But He Yuzhu is no longer the Silly Zhu everyone could push around. 9.9kReads6.7Score35814d adds
- 196 Sunward Grain in the Abyss 深渊里的向阳禾 Sunward Grain in the Abyss 3Reads—Score114d adds
- 197 Siheyuan: Returning from the Mass Grave to Collect Blood Debts 四合院：乱葬岗归来，血债血偿 At eighteen, Lu Jianjun is framed and nearly left to die in the wilderness, but by sheer luck, he survives. After that brush with death, he sees through the schemes and selfish motives of every household in the courtyard. Returning to the compound with the experience and livelihood skills he accumulated in his previous life, all he wants is to keep his own life steady, earn an honest living with his own hands, avoid the endless conflicts around him, protect the people he cares about, and carve o 132Reads7.4Score2214d adds
- 198 I’m Really Not a Scumbag Pillar 我真不是渣柱 Zhang Baoshi, a young man from the modern world, unexpectedly finds his soul transported into the body of Silly Zhu, a sixteen-year-old character from Love in the Courtyard. Having read plenty of fanfiction, he immediately swoops in on Qin Huairu and activates a pocket-dimension System, hoping to live a quiet life. But fate has other plans: Qin Huairu ends up marrying Jia Dongxu, leaving him utterly disheartened. Remembering how the Jia family drained him dry in the original story, until he froz 25Reads6.1Score514d adds
- 199 Siheyuan: A Carpenter Moves into the Courtyard 四合院：院里来了个木匠 He transmigrates into Love in the Courtyard and becomes a level-two carpenter, one of the Eight Great Tradesmen. Faced with the whole courtyard full of scheming neighbors, Jiang Chen just wants to live in peace. You can plot your schemes, and I'll live my life. When Qin Huairu comes over to borrow something, he makes her write an IOU. When Jia Zhangshi throws a tantrum and refuses to take no for an answer, he reports her to the authorities. When Xu Damao tries to sow discord, Jiang Chen shuts 6Reads—Score—14d adds
- 200 Myriad Realms: From the Start in Siheyuan, I Rise to the Supreme 万界之开局四合院，万界成至高 A new story is out! You can read my work on Tomato Novel. I hope you enjoy it. Your support is what motivates me to write, and I'll do my best to tell every story well! 19.3kReads7.4Score69714d adds
