Name: Siheyuan: Reject Burnout and Start Enjoying Life!
Author: The Breeze Carries the Scent of Barbecue

Synopsis

[Storage Space + Everyday Life + No Goody-Two-Shoes + No Womanizer + Mildly Aggressive]

Transmigrating into the universally recognized bookworm of the courtyard, Qin Ye bars the door shut before the Jia family can even show up to sponge off him!

The original owner used to scrimp and save, only to be forced into lending money to others. He gnawed on cornmeal buns while they ate white flour.

The new Qin Ye: Let whoever wants to be a sucker take the job. I’m done!

Jia Dongxu: Qin Ye, my family’s got nothing to eat. Lend me ten jin of white flour.

Qin Ye: Get lost. My family’s got nothing to eat either. The braised pork I just made isn’t even enough for me.

Yi Zhonghai: Qin Ye, how can you be so selfish? We all live in the same courtyard. Aren’t we supposed to help one another?

Qin Ye: If you’re so generous, then help him yourself. Don’t volunteer other people’s money.

Silly Zhu: Qin Ye, you’re being unreasonable. I’ll have to teach you a lesson.

Qin Ye: If you can’t understand plain English, then I happen to know a little martial arts!

No to moral blackmail, no to mental exhaustion!

While everyone else schemes and fights over a few paltry gains, Qin Ye stays in his little home, eating meat and fish every meal, enjoying the occasional drink, and watching the clouds drift by. He’s already living the relaxed retirement life ahead of schedule.

As for those awful neighbors?

They can do whatever they want. Just don’t bother me!

Stats

461Chapters

28.2kReads · 30 days

264.3kReads · all time

2.4kShelves

5.6Score

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