Lin Xiao, a young city dweller from 2023, transmigrates to 1958 Beijing after a car accident and becomes the elder brother who vanished from Courtyard No. 95 on Nanluoguxiang ten years ago. His original self was a veteran who had endured the ravages of war and shared a bond forged in life-and-death struggles with a battalion commander from a powerful family. With a daily-refreshing instant-purchase System and a storage space, Lin Xiao must adapt to an era of scarce supplies while facing the colorful cast of characters from the story “The Turbulent Courtyard.” As the eldest son who has suddenly returned, he must put his shattered family back together, protect his younger siblings before life wears away their rough edges, and use his modern outlook and the advantages of his System to forge his own path in a turbulent era.
