Siheyuan: You Called Off the Engagement, So Why Are You Crying Now That I’m Thriving?

[Science and military technology] + [No saintly do-gooder] + [Decisive and ruthless] + [Relaxed everyday life] + [Helping the country] Lin Che transmigrates to 1959, into a courtyard house! His parents are dead from the start, and Qin Huairu cruelly breaks off their engagement. The courtyard residents pile on as well, leaving Lin Che completely stunned. This place has all the familiar tropes. No wonder it's the infamous Courtyard of Beasts! But even in the worst possible start, he doesn't panic one bit. Instead, he marries his childhood sweetheart, Chen Lan, and successfully activates the System. From then on, he rises straight to the top! Yi Zhonghai schemes to make him provide for his old age? Lin Che makes sure he doesn't live to grow old! The Jia family likes to scheme for houses? Lin Che sends them to prison! In response to the beasts' every scheme, Lin Che makes their lives worse than death. But when his identity as a peerless national scholar is revealed, the whole courtyard is instantly thrown into an uproar. Qin Huairu collapses to the floor, regretting her actions and weeping bitterly. “You were the one who broke off the engagement. Now that I've made it big, why are you crying?!”