Reborn in Nanluoguxiang, I Can See Through People's Hearts

Reborn in the 1970s, Shen Lang returned to his impoverished youth in Nanluoguxiang, armed with top-tier insights into behavioral psychology. His previous life had been one of ups and downs, ending in regret. This time, he could see through people’s facades and understand the weaknesses of human nature. He resolved to make his way in the neighborhood streets and rewrite his lowly fate. At the start of his new life, Shen Lang was in dire straits. His neighbors schemed to take his family’s property, and everyone treated him like a useless nobody they could push around at will. With eyes that could spot microexpressions, body language, and psychological weaknesses, Shen Lang used gentleness to overcome force and turned others’ influence to his advantage. He held his own in the courtyard’s social games, used his opponents’ tactics against them to eliminate nearby threats, and protected his ancestral home and his livelihood. From conflicts in the alleys of Nanluoguxiang to making his way in the bustling city, Shen Lang proceeded carefully, reading people’s motives in business, avoiding traps, and building his initial capital. He found loyal, courageous friends and met Su Man, a kind and resilient woman. As he built genuine bonds, he also stood against local thugs, unscrupulous speculators, and established underground powers. Riding the wave of the times, Shen Lang ventured into foreign trade, opened up logistics routes through Tianjin, and took control of Beijing’s supply chains for everyday goods. He headed south to Shenzhen to break into the Special Economic Zone market, gradually building a business empire spanning north and south. He never relied on brute force. Instead, he set psychological traps and used the rules to turn the tables, letting his opponents destroy themselves through greed and suspicion. After ten years of hardship, Shen Lang had completely turned his life around and secured his place at the top of the era. He crushed underground criminal forces, faced off against financial capital, and built a trillion-yuan business empire. Once he had achieved his ambitions, he shed his fame and glamour, spent the rest of his life with Su Man, and retired from the world with his family