Siheyuan: From the Start, I'm a Deadbeat, Squeezing the Blood from Every Beast in the Courtyard

Xu Zhendong transmigrates to the 1952 setting of Love in the Courtyard and activates the Deadbeat System.

Whenever he borrows money from someone, he gets it back a thousandfold. If he refuses to repay his debts, he receives generous rewards.

"Ding! Yi Zhonghai lent you ten jin of cornmeal. Reward: one hundred jin of refined flour!"

"Ding! Yan Bugui lent you half a jin of White Rabbit candy. Reward: two storefronts!"

"Ding! Jia Dongxu lent you ten yuan. Reward: a courtyard house!"

The famine years.

"Uncle Yi, I have five jin of cornmeal left. You can all share it."

"What about you?"

"I'll make do with whatever." As he speaks, Xu Zhendong takes out a plate of braised pork.

The neighbors: "Xu Zhendong, you deadbeat! Pay us back!"

Xu Zhendong: "I borrowed that money fair and square. Why should I pay it back?"

This novel and its characters are entirely fictional. Any resemblance to real people or events is purely coincidental. Do not imitate.