Siheyuan: In 1950, I Refuse to Be Silly Zhu

A slick modern-day operator woke up as fifteen-year-old He Yuzhu in the capital in 1950.

Fifteen years from now, the whole courtyard would bleed him dry and scheme to turn him into “Silly Zhu.” His sister, He Yushui, would be mistreated, their father, He Daqing, would run off, and he would spend his whole life working like an ox for other people.

But in this life, the story had yet to begin. Yi Zhonghai had not yet secured the position of First Master, Jia Zhangshi had not yet become the courtyard's old hag, and Qin Huairu had not yet come to the city.

There was still time to change everything.

At first, He Yuzhu only wanted to protect his sister, take care of the He family, deal with the courtyard's animals before they could cause trouble, and establish himself in the capital with his cooking skills and knowledge of the future. But he soon discovered that this world was about far more than Love in the Courtyard: Uncle Guan from Under the Zhengyang Gate was still collecting junk, Cai Quanwu was still pulling a tricycle, Zheng Wentian was hiding an old case, and the Blind Old Man knew the rules of the underworld. Even the little brat Su Daqiang was part of the He family's web of relatives.

More unbelievably, he awakened the [Max-Level Comprehension and Period Collectibles Compendium]: touch an antique, and gain an eye for appraisal; touch a tricycle, and grow stronger; meet a key figure, and unlock period goods and hidden skills.

In the courtyard, the animals wanted to bleed him dry; deep in the alleys, old powers wanted to devour people; and figures from all kinds of period dramas kept appearing in the family network.

This time, He Yuzhu would not be Silly Zhu.

He would lift the He family back up, set the rules in the courtyard, weave a network of connections across the capital, and become a true... Master He!