He Yuzhu opens his eyes to find himself in the body of Silly Zhu, the head chef at the Red Star Rolling Mill.
He has a home in the central courtyard, is a canteen supervisor earning thirty-seven and a half yuan a month, and has cooking skills, a younger sister, He Yushui, and apprentices Ma Hua and Xiao Pang. His life should be comfortable.
But as soon as he wakes up, Jia Dongxu dies in a workplace accident, and Yi Zhonghai uses moral pressure to make him leave work and help with the funeral. Qin Huairu and her family of orphans and widows want to bleed him dry, Xu Damao keeps plotting against him, and the Third Master, a shrewd schemer, and the Second Master, obsessed with power, are all eyeing him as easy pickings.
The miserable Silly Zhu of his past life is gone. With someone new in the driver's seat, no one can push him around!
He won't raise ungrateful freeloaders, shoulder other people's moral burdens, or let himself be taken for a fool.
My cooking skills are mine, I keep my wages, and I protect my family. Anyone who messes with me, He Yuzhu, will get told off and taught a lesson. I won't go easy on anyone!
The courtyard? I'm the protagonist, Silly Zhu. Who do I have to fear!
Not bad! Just a naked time traveler... No golden fingers!