Gao Zhendong transmigrates into the world of Siheyuan (The Courtyard). As a newcomer to the quadrangle compound, he boasts an impeccable background: an exemplar of revolutionary pedigree, physically robust, strikingly handsome, and battle-hardened from military service where he earned repeated merits. With advanced university education, technical expertise, ample funds, and a system at his disposal, he possesses both the wisdom of his past life and the system's guaranteed resources—occasionally enhanced by futuristic insights from lucky draws.

Rejecting trivial pursuits and petty squabbles over trifles, he aspires to contribute meaningfully in this zealous and vibrant era. At the very least, he wishes to declare in his twilight years: "These two lifetimes have been worthwhile."

Shazhu had a perfect start in life, so why did he end up freezing to death under a bridge? This is completely unnatural, so how can one change his life? This is a Siheyuan fanfiction, told from He Yuzhu's perspective. It's a story of a fresh start, more about family matters than anything else. There's no bitterness or sanctimony; it's simply how a normal person navigates the complexities of a Siheyuan.

Not melodramatic, not violent, more like everyday writing.

An unemployed uncle was reborn in the famine. With the help of learning plug-ins, he rushed out of the increasingly beastly courtyard with his family and embarked on a deceitful entrepreneurial journey!

When he became the richest man in the world, looking back on his journey, he found that the people in the courtyard were actually quite pure...

Reborn in a siheyuan courtyard with a pocket dimension at my fingertips, I embark on a life of leisurely urban homesteading—raising fish, growing vegetables, cultivating ginseng; selling produce, trading fish, collecting antiques... All while quietly observing the ever-shifting dramas of courtyard life...

Shi Yi has traveled through time. The good news: he didn’t end up in the body of his namesake, the legendary "Double Pupils" figure, nor is he in a perilous fantasy world. The bad news: it’s the early founding era of the People’s Republic, an era of scarcity where food and clothing are hard to come by, and he now has a little sister to provide for. Luckily, his transmigration benefit has arrived—a grand-sounding "system." But aside from the "Newbie Gift Pack," the system's usefulness seems...

Xiangnan traveled through time and space to a poor creature in a courtyard. After becoming a martyr, all the beasts rushed to suck his blood, but Xiangnan became the official of the security department. Who dares to come?

He traveled back to the courtyard house at No. 95 Nanluoguxiang in 1951 and became He Yushan, Sha Zhu's elder brother who had returned from the army.

He initially served in the Military Control Commission in Jiaodaokou Street and Qianmen Street area, and as Deputy Minister of Public Security.

Bind to the daily intelligence system.

[Today's Intelligence: He Daqing, who lives in the courtyard at No. 95 Nanluoguxiang, is planning to flee tonight with the widow Bai Dongmei due to fabricated documents!]

[Today's Intelligence: The deaf old woman in the courtyard at No. 95 Nanluoguxiang is a remnant of the puppet Manchukuo regime and possesses a map of the city's defenses!]

[Today's Intelligence: Jia Dongxu, a fitter in the first workshop of the Red Star Steel Rolling Mill, has been suffering from chronic hunger, becoming distracted and being sucked into machine tools!]

[Today's Intelligence: The Lou family, fearing a reckoning from above, plans to pack up and flee to Hong Kong tonight!]

[Today's Intelligence: The proprietress of Xueru Silk Shop on Qianmen Street has taken a liking to you and is planning to get you drunk and make things a done deal!]

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Relying on daily intelligence, He Yushan thrived in the 1950s.

From deputy minister to minister of the district public security department during the Military Control Commission period.

After the military control commission ended, he was promoted from director of the district police station to director of the Sijiucheng Public Security Bureau.

With the full implementation of public-private partnership, he relied on the transformation of the Red Star Steel Rolling Mill to enter the Ministry of Metallurgy!

In the 1980s, when the tide of reform came, he decided to retreat while it lasted, accumulated billions of dollars, and enjoyed a carefree life!

Su Jianshe awakens the sign-in system, only to discover his adopted sister drugged and chained to Sha Zhu by a deaf old woman! Are the beasts of the entire compound forcing his sister to accept the consequences? Signing in successfully, he gains Grandmaster combat power! He smashes the Jia family's door with a single punch and sends the Taoist priest flying with a two-footed kick. Su Qingyang picks up his sister and sneers: From now on, I'll be the master of all beasts!

[Era Comprehensive Story + Multiple Female Protagonists + Cao Thief + Ambiguity] Time traveled to a courtyard house, became a doctor at a steel rolling mill, and successfully awakened the Cao Thief System. If you have close contact with a beautiful woman and give birth to a child, you will receive a heaven-defying reward. "Hey, congratulations to the host for winning Qin Huairu, Wan's massage method." Lou Xiao'e came to ask for a child, Jia Dongliang personally went to the battle. Liu Lan had gynecological diseases, directly massaged her and sent her to heaven. Xu Damao refused to accept it and directly pinched his waist, completely unable to become a man. Liu Haizhong grabbed the official position and directly turned him into a mute. Silly Zhu wants to get a wife and let him be the son-in-law of an 80-year-old lady. The old man forced Yi Zhonghai to let others take care of him in old age, so he would let others suck his blood. Relying on the Cao thief system to rise to the top, Jia Dongliang indulged himself in the steel rolling mill, enjoying love and abuse all the way. ...

Transported into the world of a Siheyuan courtyard, all he wants is a quiet life—tending his crops, fishing by the lake, and drifting through the slow rhythm of the city's alleys, skirting the edges of human frailty.

To live simply... as just an ordinary man.