I Keep the Books in the Beast-Filled Courtyard

Lin Chen transmigrates into Love in the Courtyard and becomes a young worker at a steel mill. He awakens a sign-in System that can reward him with food, ration coupons, practical skills, and connections.

In this courtyard, Jia Zhangshi is greedy, Qin Huairu is skilled at playing the victim and leeching off others, Yi Zhonghai schemes constantly for his old age, Liu Haizhong is obsessed with officialdom, Yan Bugui is a schemer, and there are also the clueless He Yuzhu and the endlessly malicious Xu Damao.

The protagonist is clearheaded and decisive. He is no bleeding heart and does not go looking for trouble, but he will never let others push him around. When people scheme against him, he may pretend to endure it briefly while gathering evidence, then strike back precisely and make them pay.

The main story unfolds in stages: first, he establishes himself in the courtyard and crushes the schemes by which everyone tries to leech off him; next, he heads to the countryside, grabs resources, and deals with local bullies and other troublemakers; after returning to the city, he seizes the opportunities of the era to do business and build factories. He intercepts every opportunity from the original story, builds up capital and connections, and carves out his own path to prosperity. No prolonged frustration, no repeatedly taking losses. The satisfying moments come thick and fast, and every stage has clear opponents and a decisive showdown.

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