Siheyuan: I'm a Top Student, and I Only Have Eyes for Huairu, My Sister-in-Law

After transmigrating into a Beijing courtyard compound, Zheng Feng was a top student who had graduated from Harbin Institute of Technology, earning his degree at just twenty. But what weighed most on his mind was the letter left by his sworn elder brother, Jia Dongxu, before he died.

"Brother, I'm gone. I'm leaving the family in your hands. Banggeng is your godson, and Xiaodang and Huaihua are your goddaughters. Your sister-in-law is too soft-hearted to stand up to my mother. You have to hold things together for me."

After Jia Dongxu died, Jia Zhangshi worked Qin Huairu like a beast of burden. Banggeng was taught to steal chickens and dogs, while Xiaodang was so hungry she gnawed on raw scraps of meat. On the very first day Zheng Feng returned, he gave Banggeng a beating in front of the whole courtyard and laid down the law for Jia Zhangshi.

At the steel mill, Deputy Director Li personally approved skipping the probation period and giving Zheng Feng the pay grade of a Grade 13 technician. Even better, no one could repair the machine tool imported from the Soviet Union sitting in the courtyard. Everyone was counting on the Harbin Institute of Technology graduate. Whether he could fix it remained to be seen, but bicycle and wristwatch ration coupons were already set aside for him.

While Qin Huairu was still wondering whether she should stand up to her mother-in-law, Zheng Feng had already prepared the meals, assigned the homework, and made proper arrangements for all three of his godchildren.

"My brother is gone. I'll hold this family together."

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