Siheyuan: I Win by Coasting on My Technical Skills

Lei Erdan had graduated from technical secondary school and was happily waiting at home for a job assignment.

While others were captivated by the dramas unfolding in the neighboring Number 95 Courtyard, he was content to enjoy life in his own little Number 97 Courtyard.

His father was a top-tier, seventh-grade fitter at the steel mill. His mother was a warmhearted neighborhood office worker. His older sister had married a soldier, and his two younger sisters were little rascals. The family was well-off, and his parents were open-minded. What a perfect starting point!

How about inventing a few gadgets to make his father's work more efficient, while earning some pocket money on the side?

How about helping his mother settle neighborhood disputes, while “reasonably” claiming a few benefits from the neighborhood office?

How about conducting a few “scientific experiments” with his sisters, while giving the brats in the neighboring courtyard a hard time?

Life was all about family affairs and everyday trifles. If something could be solved with “technology” and “wisdom” (and the occasional sneaky trick), then it wasn't a problem at all!

See how the tech geek Lei Erdan makes the most of 1958, a year ablaze with passion, and begins a leisurely, easy-winning life full of laughs! The drama in the neighboring courtyard? Oh, that's just background noise for the folks in Number 97 to enjoy over tea.