Siheyuan: From the Start, an Eighth-Grade Fitter, Beating the Neighbors into Tears

Treat those who are sincere to you with kindness, but show no mercy to heartless beasts. If no one provokes me, I’ll keep to myself. If anyone does, I’ll pay them back twice over! In 1956, Lin Weidong opens his eyes and transmigrates straight into Love in the Courtyard, becoming a helpless orphan with no one to rely on, easy for anyone to take advantage of. There are hardly any decent people in this courtyard. Everyone is calculating and full of dirty tricks, all eyeing his meager possessions and looking to take advantage. They all talk a good game, saying they’ll help him manage his money and job, but really they just want to line their own pockets. Fortunately, there’s always a way out. The Daily Instant Kill System activates right away, Gifting him a hundred mu of spirit-spring space, rice, flour, cooking oil, and expert-level skills as a fitter! There’s no need to be polite with these selfish neighbors. He’ll take them on head-on! Yi Zhonghai wants to act like a good Samaritan and build up his reputation? Lin Weidong makes him deliver a public self-criticism, leaving him utterly humiliated. Silly Zhu is always making a racket and acting like the courtyard bully? Lin Weidong gives him a thorough beating and puts him firmly in his place. The Jia family is set on leeching off everyone? Lin Weidong exposes their true colors and makes them too ashamed to show their faces in the courtyard. Liu Haizhong’s family loves taking advantage of others and scheming? Lin Weidong makes them pay back money and ration coupons, putting an end to their dreams of wielding authority. While everyone in the courtyard is still fighting over a bite to eat or a few ration coupons, Lin Weidong uses his top-notch skills and abundant supplies from his space to thrive at the factory. The leaders value him, and girls even fall for him of their own accord. While others choke down coarse grains and wild greens, he enjoys steamed white-flour buns and pork stewed with glass noodles at every meal, living a comfortable, carefree life.