When this bunch of ancient oddballs from the courtyard meets a family of modern oddballs from the 21st century, who will come out on top?
Wang Jiye's family transmigrates to 1957 and moves into the courtyard.
The courtyard's schemers think they can take advantage of the Wang family, so they launch a group effort, only to have the Wangs turn the tables and take advantage of them instead.
Grandpa Wang Kaishan is a master at faking accidents and a lecherous old geezer nicknamed Old Wang Next Door. After moving into the courtyard, he finds a second spring in life.
“Little Deafie, Cuihua, you two are playing hard to get with me, aren't you?”
Father Wang Jiaguang is an expert forger and a master of sneaking around and picking locks.
“Oh no, my home was robbed!”
“Mine too!”
If anyone in the courtyard has even a little rice at home, they owe it all to Wang Jiaguang's handiwork.
Mother Ding Ailing is an international martial arts champion, strong enough to move mountains and mighty enough to shake the world. She beats Silly Zhu until he wails and remembers his mother, who died years ago. He cries and begs Ding to be his mother.
“Auntie Ding, from now on, you're my real mother!”
Son Wang Jiye is a human supercomputer, equipped with an AI System cheat, and schemes against the courtyard's schemers from beyond the stratosphere.
“Damn it, that kid tricked me again.”
Yi Zhonghai realizes too late and gets so furious he suffers a stroke, then promptly receives the full cremation package.
Daughter Wang Jirong is an expert at disguises, a professional actress and a con artist who specializes in matters of the heart.
Bang Geng: “Rongrong, I sold both my grandma and my mom to scrape together your bride price. What else do you want?”
Years later, the courtyard's schemers can only move out in tears to get away from the Wang family!
It's okay. It's my business to be with anyone. It's my business. It's my business. I can just ask them if there is a suitable place to contact me.