Siheyuan: Coming Home from the Army and Becoming a Dad

Courtyard House + The War to Resist U.S. Aggression and Aid Korea

The strongest soldier of the 21st century is discharged due to injury. He plans to enjoy a happy life, but after seeing a Douyin video that says, “If you don't inhale when smoking a pipe, why smoke one at all?” Su Mo immediately gives it a try. To his surprise, he ends up in 1950.

As soon as he transmigrates, he sees a stunning beauty lying in his arms and discovers that he has a pocket dimension. He figures that transmigrating isn't so bad, but after receiving his memories, he learns that he's supposed to fight in the Korean War. Su Mo doesn't mind, since he used to be a soldier and has no problem going to the battlefield. He can only feel sorry for his sweet young wife.

Five years later, after returning with serious injuries, he finds an adorable child pointing at him and shouting, “Daddy!” He's stunned. But that's not even the biggest surprise: his master's home turns out to be at No. 95, South Gongluo Lane, the famous courtyard compound from The Beasts of the Courtyard.

After being discharged, he moves into the east wing with a heavy heart so he can care for the master who raised him. Since he pretends to be seriously injured, his former commander has no choice but to assign him to be the gatekeeper at the Jiaodaokou police station. At twenty-six, he's already a gatekeeper grandpa, skipping forty years of life's hardships. Best of all, his pay remains unchanged. It's a real cushy job: little work, good money, and close to home.

So Su Mo spends every day with his wife and child, teasing the courtyard's beasts, and living the good life, enjoying retirement years ahead of schedule.