Siheyuan: A Craftsman's Son Breaks the Courtyard's Stalemate

Su Yanbai wakes up in the world of Love in the Courtyard, as the only son of a seventh-grade master fitter at a steel mill. His father is bedridden after an accident at work, and wolves circle the family in their courtyard. Yi Zhonghai schemes to secure his retirement and covets the family's skills and home. Jia Zhangshi is insatiably greedy and always wants to get her hands on their ration coupons and supplies. Silly Zhu can't see sense, willingly letting the Jia family take advantage of him while opposing Su at every turn.

Having suffered badly from misplaced trust in his previous life, Su Yanbai refuses to repeat other people's mistakes. He won't rely on some heaven-defying System to hand him a golden finger. Instead, he draws on his family's master fitter skills and a vision beyond his time to establish himself at the steel mill.

He won't pick fights, but he won't put up with even the slightest humiliation. He tears off the mask of false virtue, exposes moral blackmail, and puts the courtyard's troublesome neighbors in their place. While caring for his seriously ill father, he hones his craft and works his way up, meeting He Yutang, a clear-eyed and level-headed woman. In a difficult era, he carves out a stable life of his own.

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