[Not too much hostility, with a focus on a happy home life with wife and children. Qin Jie enjoys a blissfully happy family life, growing more beautiful and more content with every passing year.]
In the bitter winter of 1951, Li Weiguo, a young technician newly transferred from the Northeast to the Hongxing Steel Mill, stepped into a courtyard house rife with intrigue.
There was no warmth here, only scheming and hostility everywhere. Yi Zhonghai was a hypocrite, Liu Haizhong a bureaucrat at heart, Yan Bugui a miser, Jia Zhangshi sharp-tongued, Sha Zhu impulsive, and Xu Damao devious... Every last one of them was a "beast," and they all saw him, an outsider with no connections or support, as a thorn in their side!
Fortunately, the "Master Craftsman" System that had appeared in his mind became his greatest support in making a living in this era. With advanced technical knowledge and precision tools, he flourished in a time when technology was underdeveloped.
By chance, he learned that Jia Dongxu from the courtyard was about to be introduced to Qin Huairu, the famously beautiful woman said to be one in a hundred. Seeing how hopeless the Jia family was, and thinking of the miserable fate Qin Huairu might face in the future, Li Weiguo made up his mind: he would beat Jia Dongxu to the punch! He had to! But this was destined to be a drawn-out battle. With the Jia family and matchmaker desperately trying to stop him, and the whole courtyard watching coldly and striking from the shadows, how could he navigate it all?
Watch Li Weiguo use his era-leading technical skills to make a name for himself at the steel mill and gradually secure his footing. In the courtyard, he matches wits with the "beasts" at every turn, thwarting their schemes and leaving them frustrated time and again! Can he overcome every obstacle, save that beautiful flower from the mire, bring her under his protection, and finally realize his warm dream of a happy home with a wife and children?
