Lin Yu, a modern history buff, transmigrates into 1965 and finds himself in the Red Star courtyard compound. At the time, the compound is rife with neighborhood squabbles and ongoing conflicts, while Silly Zhu stands out from the rest with his many bad habits.
Faced with this complicated situation, the transmigrated Lin Yu lets his scheming nature shine. He is determined to become Silly Zhu’s nemesis and begin his comeback. Just as he is plotting how to establish himself, the Super Courtyard Comeback System unexpectedly appears, giving his rise a stroke of divine inspiration.
System missions arrive one after another, from making Silly Zhu mend his ways and apologize of his own accord to navigating the compound’s three uncles. By taking advantage of their personalities and desires, Lin Yu lays clever plans and takes control of the situation. With the skills, supplies, and special abilities awarded by the System, he dazzles everyone with his superb cooking and puts his electrical expertise to use at work. Step by step, he establishes himself in the compound and earns everyone’s respect.
But this is only the beginning. In this extraordinary era, Lin Yu must deal not only with the everyday squabbles of the compound, but also strive amid the tides of the times. Will he use the System to ride the waves of history and build a business empire? Or will he become mired in the compound’s feuds, struggling to choose between power and loyalty? A thrilling and stirring transmigration tale is about to unfold in this little courtyard compound.