Siheyuan: From the Start, I Catch Spies and Earn a Third-Class Merit

After transmigrating to a courtyard compound in the 1950s, Zhou Jianguo leaves the military and is reassigned as the head of security at a steel mill. He stands in for his cousin Xu Damao on a blind date with Lou Xiao'e, and the two fall in love at first sight.

On the wedding day, Xu Damao watches the beautiful Lou Xiao'e being carried into the bridal chamber by Zhou Jianguo, and regrets it so bitterly that his guts nearly turn green.

On his first day at work, Zhou Jianguo encounters robbers on the road and takes them to the police station. To his surprise, one turns out to be the biggest spy chief in the capital, earning Zhou Jianguo a third-class merit award.

With his emperor's-luck constitution, Zhou Jianguo says:

There's nothing to worry about. A wife will come right to me, someone will arrange my job, and my child will be changing diapers on his own by the age of three. Even when the scoundrels try to harm me, they all end up having terrible luck.

The scoundrels of the courtyard compound say: "There's something downright spooky about Zhou Jianguo!"

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