Siheyuan: Helping My Cousin Jia Dongxu Become an Engineer

Lin Weidong, a factory mechanic, was sent flying by a truck. When he opened his eyes, he had somehow transmigrated to a Beijing courtyard in 1955, becoming Jia Dongxu’s country cousin, who was about to move in with him!

Looking at Jia Dongxu, who was still healthy and dreaming of buying fabric to make Qin Huairu a new dress, Lin Weidong’s heart sank. He knew that in just a few years, his cousin would be crushed by exhausting labor, ending up with a broken family and a ruined life!

[Ding! The Era-Building System has activated!] The beginner quest even gave him basic cooking skills and coarse-grain vouchers? Lin Weidong’s eyes lit up! He massaged his cousin’s aching back to ease the strain, then fried up some cabbage and eggs. Silly Zhu was so tempted that he traded steamed white-flour buns for a taste. This golden finger was incredibly useful!

The hard days of hauling steel at the rolling mill had to end! Lin Weidong focused on his new quest: help Jia Dongxu secure a spot in technical training! No education? He would stay up all night teaching him! No connections? He would ask Silly Zhu’s father, a veteran chef at the factory, to put in a word!

From laborer to technician, from coarse-grain buns to braised pork, watch as a transmigrator puts down roots in the courtyard with the help of his System, rewrites his cousin’s tragic fate, helps Qin Huairu live a better life, and wins over the entire neighborhood with his cooking! This comeback in a bygone era is a sure thing!