Siheyuan: I Became an Insider

The train of the times came roaring in, and Wei Lai transmigrated into the courtyard from a television drama, where he awakened an ability called the “Connections System.” Every half month, the System gives him another relative. Faced with a courtyard full of troublemakers, Wei Lai decides to strike first so he can live a better life. Why is Yi Zhonghai howling in the middle of the night? Because he discovered that Silly Zhu, once so close to him, is growing more and more distant. Why is Liu Haizhong cleaning the public toilets? Because his own son betrayed him. Why is the Deaf Old Lady inconsolable? Because no one is left to care for her in her old age or see her off at the end of her life. Why has Xu Damao become a rat everyone wants to beat? Because he once said the wrong thing. Someone wants to call the police and have Wei Lai arrested? Sorry, the person who answers the phone is one of Wei Lai's relatives. Someone wants to report him and block his promotion? Sorry, the factory leaders are his relatives too. With this setup, Wei Lai uses the ability granted by the System to gradually build his influence in the courtyard and change his circumstances. The story follows how he keeps expanding his network, steadily reshapes the courtyard's power dynamics, and creates a much better life for himself.