Siheyuan: Starting by Stealing Lou Xiao'e Away

In the resource-strapped 1960s, schemes and desires run rampant in the courtyard. Li Hao, recently returned from military service, was once a marginalized figure who everyone bullied. But after awakening the “Super Growth System,” he gets a new chance. He beats Xu Damao to Lou Xiaoe, saving her from the trap of marrying him, then uses the System to build up capital step by step, from improving everyday goods to launching a food-processing business.

As policies loosen, he seizes the opportunity to grow a small workshop into a cross-industry business empire. Meanwhile, the courtyard's “beasts,” who once made life difficult for him, from the moralizing First Uncle to the calculating Xu Damao, fade into obscurity before the tide of the times.