Siheyuan: Reborn in the Body of a Cannon-Fodder Simp, I Turn My Life Around

[Courtyard drama + period setting + building a career + no pocket dimension or System + one heroine] While everyone else who transmigrates into Birds in the Courtyard ends up in a parallel version of the TV series, Liu Jie transmigrates into the world of a book called Courtyard: The Reborn Cao Cao, Yang Weimin, Rises Through the Ranks, becoming a cannon-fodder supporting character who shares his name. Liu Jie had thought he'd get a golden finger like a System or a pocket dimension, but reality is cruel: he's just a low-level thug with no connections. To survive, he starts looking for opportunities, using his wit to gradually make a name for himself in the courtyard. Before long, a rumor spreads through the neighborhood: Yang Weimin, nephew of Secretary Yang, confessed his love to Chen Jing, the belle of Hongxing High School, only for her to reject him to his face! The reason? Chen Jing has taken a liking to Liu Jie, the little thug. Everyone knows Liu Jie: aside from being handsome, he has nothing going for him. Knowing that Yang Weimin, the story's designated male lead, won't be easy to deal with, Liu Jie still manages to precisely understand Chen Jing's deepest longings, winning her over with his unique tenderness and intelligence. Chen Jing begins to pay attention to Liu Jie, realizing he's not just a handsome face, but a man of substance and distinctive charm. And Yang Weimin, as the story's designated male lead, is no pushover. When he learns that Chen Jing has taken an interest in Liu Jie, he burns with anger and vows to teach the arrogant little thug a lesson...