Siheyuan: Hard Work Pays Off, Upgrading Skills to Crush Everyone

In 952, Li Hongbing stepped into the capital and became an apprentice at Fengze Garden. No golden finger? Not so. He was bound to the Hard Work Pays Off System: cooking, carpentry, driving, Baduanjin. As long as he kept practicing, his skills would level up and earn him money and rewards.

When his cooking reached Lv. 1, he received 100 yuan and 100 jin of rice. When his Baduanjin reached Lv. 3, he was given a century-old ginseng root outright.

The bunch of miscreants in the courtyard thought he was an easy target? Jia Zhangshi cursed that he was possessed by a water ghost and spread rumors that his older sister was a bringer of bad luck. Yi Zhonghai played favorites and tried to pin a charge on him at an all-residents' meeting. Li Hongbing wouldn't put up with it: as his skills leveled up, so did his fists. His Baduanjin rocketed from Lv. 2 to Lv. 3, massively increasing his physical strength. One slap left Jia Zhangshi's face swollen and bruised. When his running skill activated, he sprinted around outside the police station so fast that Jia Dongxu was scared into wetting himself on the spot.

Others relied on the System to coast to victory. He relied on it to make sure not a drop of sweat went to waste. Want to cause trouble? First ask whether his level will let you. Hard work pays off, and beating up scoundrels is addictive.

This novel and its characters are entirely fictional. Any resemblance is purely coincidental. Please do not imitate.