Yan Family’s Young Uncle in Siheyuan

After delivering his final order, Yan Shan is accidentally electrocuted in a rainstorm. When he wakes, he has become a character who never appeared in the "The Courtyard" TV series: Yan Laokou, also known as Yan Bugui’s younger brother, who graduated from high school in 1951!

With the Korean War breaking out, he resolutely enlists, saying goodbye to his miserly but genuinely kind older brother and sister-in-law. On the battlefield, he is gravely wounded and close to death, but unexpectedly activates a low-quality jade pendant he bought at a street stall. Inside are a thousand-square-meter space, ancient cultivation techniques, and miraculous pills!

After taking a body-tempering pill and mastering the body-tempering art, Yan Shan becomes the cold-faced King of Hell on the battlefield, killing enemies, seizing their spoils, and earning one honor after another. After the war, he uses his space to quietly build up resources and discreetly sets his first plan in motion.

In 1959, Yan Shan returns to the capital as a cadre reassigned from military service and moves into the notorious Courtyard of Beasts.

Yi Zhonghai tries to guilt-trip him with morality? Yan Shan smiles and pulls out his medals.

Silly Zhu tries to throw his weight around? One move is all it takes to pin him to the ground.

Xu Damao tries to trip him up behind his back? In the blink of an eye, he’s out of a job.

The Jia family tries to take advantage of him and suck him dry? Yan Shan strikes back with precision, leaving them worse off than before.

He improves his brother and sister-in-law’s lives, helps the younger generation succeed, and finds a kindred spirit in Su Qingtang, a female scholar who has returned from abroad. They come to know and understand each other, then share a life together.

When the winds of reform and opening blow, Yan Shan resolutely enters business. With his foresight and the resources in his space, his business empire quietly takes shape. He expands overseas step by step, amasses wealth during financial crises, and snaps up assets amid the collapse of the Soviet Union.

While the former scoundrels are still scheming over petty gains, Yan Shan is already riding the crest of the times. A world-class business tycoon working behind the scenes, he changes the fates of his loved ones and his country.