Siheyuan: Reborn as Silly Zhu, I’ll Settle Scores with the Courtyard’s Beasts

He Yuzhu froze to death in the snow on New Year's Eve. In life, he supported Qin Huairu's family for twenty years, was framed countless times by Xu Damao, and was treated like a fool by the entire courtyard. Reborn in 1965, he binds himself to the Beastly Neighbors Reckoning System. Qin Huairu owes him 3,847 jin of grain. Collect the debt! Banggeng stole his retirement savings. Collect the debt! Xu Damao owes him his dignity dozens of times over. Collect the debt! The First Master used his false benevolence to shield the guilty. Collect the debt! He'll reclaim every debt the courtyard owes him, one by one. In this life, he is no longer Silly Zhu. He is a judge with a list of debts to settle. No one who owes him will get away. On New Year's Eve in 1966, snow fell all night. He Yuzhu leaned against a wall outside the courtyard, wearing nothing but a threadbare padded jacket. Listening to the laughter from Qin Huairu's home, he closed his eyes. When he opened them again, the calendar had turned back a year. The coal stove burned brightly, and the kitchen knife sat where it always had on the chopping board. He hadn't forgotten a thing. In this life, the flour was his, the meat was his, and the cooking skills were his. No one could borrow a thing from him, no matter who they were. From the canteen to state banquets, from the courtyard to all of Beijing, he reclaimed what was owed to him, one step at a time. Years later, people called him Chef He, Boss He, and Master He. No one dared call him Silly Zhu again.