Siheyuan: The Max-Level Chef's Laid-Back Days

Transmigrated into the 1960s as a solitary tenant in a Beijing courtyard, Lin Jiang had barely lost his father when the Jia family tried to seize his home. Third Master rallied the neighbors to guilt-trip him, and even Silly Zhu, the head chef in the cafeteria, thought he could walk all over him.

Lin Jiang's response: “Thanks for asking. I just woke up, and my max-level cooking skills and gourmet space are already here.”

His shredded tofu was as fine as silk, and his braised intestines smelled so good they filled the whole alley. At the steel mill's banquet, he took Silly Zhu's place as head chef, and his salary went through the roof!

His space kept rare ingredients fresh and duplicated new ingredients every day. He could shut the door, braise meat, and fry meatballs, making the starving souls in the courtyard drool. A free meal? Not a chance!

The hypocritical Yi Zhonghai tried to throw his weight around? Lin Jiang exposed him and left him utterly disgraced.

The shameless Jia Zhangshi tried to play the victim? He sent her to the security office to learn her lesson.

Silly Zhu kept provoking him? Lin Jiang sent him to do odd jobs on the factory floor, where he eventually ended up on the street.

Even the clownish Liu Haizhong and Xu Damao were sent off to a labor camp!

His top-tier cooking won over high-ranking officials, and with scarce ration coupons in hand, he thrived in the changing times. While the courtyard's riffraff struggled at the bottom, he bought up the compound and opened an exclusive high-end restaurant. With his gentle, lovely wife by his side and the warmth of a busy kitchen around him, he turned his laid-back life into the best life imaginable.

A max-level chef takes on the courtyard. He won't start trouble, but he sure won't back down! Anyone who dares cross him will learn what it means to be outclassed in the kitchen and crushed by a whole new level of power!