Siheyuan: Head of General Affairs, My Whole Family Lives in Comfort

The first thing Luo Tie does isn't pick a fight with the courtyard scoundrels. He focuses on getting the Luo family's life on track. His father tends the boiler room, his younger brother Luo Jun studies engineering, and his younger sister Luo Mei prepares for technical school. Luo Tie himself joins the General Affairs Department, where he controls housing assignments, bath tickets, benefits, and repair resources. Jia Zhangshi makes one bitter remark in the courtyard, and Jia Dongxu's bath tickets and holiday benefits are promptly withheld by the entire department, leaving him questioning his life. Even Yi Zhonghai finally realizes that the courtyard's Number One Grandpa means nothing once he's outside the gates. The System turns all that resentment into meat farms, grain, and a Treasure-Gathering Basin. The more Luo Tie protects his family, the wealthier they become. Later, he marries Tang Qingqing, an official with the Grain Bureau. They have a son, his younger siblings start families, and the Luo family builds its network outward from three rooms in the eastern wing. While everyone in the courtyard is still red-faced and shouting over half a jin of meat, the Luo family has a whole table filled with section chiefs, bureau directors, and division-level officials. The scoundrels do try to scheme against him, but every time they reach out, they end up planting another bitter seed that brings the Luo family good fortune. This novel and its characters are entirely fictional. Any similarities are purely coincidental. Do not imitate.