Novels like Siheyuan: Reborn, Silly Zhu Has the Power to Read Minds
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- 1 Siheyuan: Putting the Brutes in Their Place, Silly Zhu Reigns Supreme 四合院之整治孽畜，傻柱为王 No System, and the protagonist is smart. The early pacing is a little slow. Overnight, he transmigrates into the courtyard just as the chicken theft takes place, and Silly Zhu launches his campaign to set things right. He gets revenge without delay and makes the beasts work for him. Anyone who won’t behave gets dealt with. The whole courtyard is packed with vile beasts, and they’re all fair game. The courtyard is his own little urban farming plot, his very own city estate. 222Reads—Score—14d adds
- 2 Siheyuan: Livestock-Raising System as a Starting Reward 四合院：开局奖励养殖系统 Liu Manjun transmigrated! He didn't end up as some dashing ancient king, marquis, general, or minister, nor in the hustle and bustle of a modern city. Instead, he transmigrated into the plot of the TV drama The Courtyard. But as soon as he arrived, he was falsely accused of stealing three chickens from Xu Damao's family. “Exactly! We can't keep this guy here. We have to kick him out, or there'll never be peace in this courtyard.” “That's right. Our chickens have been stolen more than once or twi 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 3 Love in the Courtyard: I Am Silly Zhu 情满四合院之我是傻柱 The train of time thunders forward, bound for an unknown destination, and He Yuzhu furrows his brow. Having transmigrate into the body of a man with the same name, he silently vows never to meet the fate of the original story and never to live a miserable life. First things first: he will keep his distance from the widow. [Courtyard House: currently serialized] Next world: [An Ordinary Life]. 63Reads—Score—14d adds
- 4 Siheyuan: I Eloped with Lou Xiao'e on My Wedding Day 四合院：结婚时，我带娄晓娥逃跑 Just after Li Jianhua transmigrated, he faced a difficult choice: his lifesaver, Lou Xiao'e, was about to be forced into marrying Xu Damao. She was unwilling and asked him for help. So here's the question: should he help her or not? If he helps her, how can he get her out of the heavily guarded Lou family home? Li Jianhua racked his brains but still couldn't think of a way out, until he saw Xu Damao passing nearby. A flawless plan immediately sprang to mind. Heh, Brother Damao, sorry about this~ —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 5 Siheyuan: Reborn with a Vengeful Heart 四合院之逆血重生 Silly Zhu’s life was a tragedy. Few people know how miserable his old age was. Once he was no longer useful, he was thrown out of his own home and eventually died a wretched death on the street... But Heaven has given him a chance to be reborn. Watch as he turns the tide... 293Reads5.1Score—14d adds
- 6 Siheyuan: Starting Out by Working Hard for Two Stars 四合院：从为两颗星努力奋斗开始 A modern martial arts enthusiast loses consciousness in a car accident, then transmigrates through space into the Dragon and Snake world, carrying with him the methods of traditional Chinese martial arts. He arrives a hundred years in the past and becomes Qin Huairu's older brother. Unwilling to live an unremarkable life, he resolves to make something of himself. After declaring, “A true man should wield a three-foot sword and achieve deeds without equal. How can he toil in the fields as a mere 3Reads8.2Score—14d adds
- 7 A Comfortable Life in Siheyuan 四合院安逸人生 After transmigrating into the world of Siheyuan, I become Silly Zhu, the simp known throughout the neighborhood. In this life, I know how the story goes, and I’m going to stay behind the scenes and stir things up, stir things up, stir things up. 15Reads—Score—14d adds
- 8 Siheyuan: Transmigrating Begins with Binding a System 四合院：穿越从绑定系统开始 [Courtyard House + System + Transmigration + From the Start + Changing the Plot] After an accident, Ma Hua transmigrates into the world of the TV drama Love in the Courtyard, becoming He Yuzhu’s apprentice, who shares his name. From the start, he has an invincible System. He had planned to shut the door and live a quiet, comfortable life, but the System automatically bound him to a mission to save He Yuzhu. Fine! Besides, he can’t stand watching the beasts in the courtyard bully He Yuzhu. But wh 21Reads—Score—14d adds
- 9 Siheyuan: Lou Xiao’e, My Godmother 四合院：干娘娄小娥 My name is Li Tianfang, my courtesy name is Huoran, and my nickname is Li the Cleft-Lip. I transmigrated into the world of Love in the Courtyard. [My parents died young after being sick, leaving me all alone. I’m lame in the leg and have a cleft lip. My godmother is Lou Xiao'e.] 43Reads—Score—14d adds
- 10 Siheyuan Prequel: Turmoil at the Steel Mill 四合院前传，轧钢厂风云 After watching the TV series and all kinds of fan fiction, I was inspired to give everyone a true-to-the-era Yi Zhonghai. Starting with Liberation, this is the story of how Yi Zhonghai, still a middle-aged man, gradually takes control of the courtyard. Why does a childless man command such respect in both the courtyard and the factory? How is he able to control the entire courtyard? What changes take place at the steel mill? How do ordinary people live against the backdrop of the times? The era 29Reads—Score—14d adds
- 11 Siheyuan: The System Blesses My Path to Ascension 四合院：系统祝我飞升路 If you transmigrated into the world of Love in the Courtyard, what would you do? Liu Chongfeng chooses to strengthen the nation while taking down scumbags. The scoundrels regret ever being born, while the protagonist ascends on the spot. 107Reads5.8Score—14d adds
- 12 Siheyuan: I Quit My Job to Study, and Now I’m a Spendthrift? 四合院：辞工就学，成败家子了？ Li Weiguo transmigrates into Love in the Courtyard and becomes an ordinary resident. In his predecessor’s family, Li Weiguo’s father is a seventh-grade fitter who earns over seventy yuan a month. Li Weiguo spends his days living off his father and enjoying himself, squandering the family’s savings. Now the family is dirt poor, and after an accident at his father’s factory, Li Weiguo has the chance to inherit his fitter position. But Li Weiguo resolutely decides to go to school. Everyone in t 11Reads—Score—14d adds
- 13 Siheyuan: Collecting Debts from the Start and Sending Jia Dongxu to His Grave 四合院：开局要债，送贾东旭归西 Jia Zhangshi takes over the Xu family’s home to avoid paying back her debt, and even eggs on her son, Jia Dongxu, to rig the wiring and electrocute Xu Lei to death. She plans to seize the house the next day, but never expects Xu Lei, the rich second-generation heir who also died by electrocution, to transmigrate. Someone who’s been electrocuted twice can’t have all bad luck. Xu Lei discovers that he can generate electricity whenever he gets angry... So from the start, he strikes Jia Dongxu dead, 1.4kReads—Score—14d adds
- 14 Transmigrate to the Siheyuan: How a Villain Is Made! 穿越四合院：坏蛋是怎样炼成的！ Just because Banggeng objected, Silly Zhu waited eight years for Qin Huairu without marrying her. Yet when Banggeng got married, Silly Zhu eagerly handed over a house for him to use as his wedding home! Silly Zhu, Silly Zhu... was he really stupid? Why had Jia Zhangshi, despite her family’s straitened circumstances, become addicted to painkillers? Had Granny Deaf really been kind to First Master just so he would look after her in her old age? Jia Dongxu died unexpectedly in a “workplace acci 21Reads—Score—14d adds
- 15 Siheyuan: Reborn as Silly Zhu, I Train the Whole Pack of Beasts 四合院：重生傻柱调教众禽兽 He Yuzhu, one of the so-called "four-nothings youth" of the future, dies suddenly and is reborn in the 1960s as Silly Zhu from a TV drama. Facing all the scoundrels surrounding him, He Yuzhu clenches his fist of "justice" and launches a fierce counterattack. 191Reads5.8Score—14d adds
- 16 Siheyuan: From the Start, I, Silly Zhu, Wanted to Cultivate Immortality 四合院：我傻柱开局要修仙 Lin Tian was a major capitalist in the modern era, wielding power and manipulating politics. One careless mistake landed him on death row. The day before his execution, he watched the last TV series of his life, “Qin Man Si He Yuan.” By a twist of fate, he ended up in the courtyard and merged with Silly Zhu, gaining the Speculation and Profiteering Cultivation System. From then on, the world was his to roam as Silly Zhu. PS: This book takes some pretty serious liberties with the original. It’s a 78Reads—Score—14d adds
- 17 Siheyuan: One Rumor Takes a Second to Spread, but a Lifetime to Disprove 四合院：造谣一张嘴，辟谣跑断腿 Newly crowned Best Actor Sun Jianjun was watching Love in the Courtyard and complaining that every character was a villain when he unexpectedly transmigrated into the courtyard himself. From the start, he was the target of rumors, awakening the Rumor System. If you’re going to spread rumors about him, slander him, and ruin his reputation, then he won’t hold back either. Watch Sun Jianjun make his way through the 1960s, matching wits and battling it out with everyone in the courtyard. This story 380Reads—Score—14d adds
- 18 Siheyuan: The System Won’t Let Me Be a Slacker 四合院：系统不允许我做咸鱼 In the capital’s old city, in a traditional courtyard house. Li Aiguo woke from a drunken stupor and reached for the water by his bedside, but his hand found nothing. He touched only empty air, which struck him as strange. He reached around several more times, but still came up empty-handed. Only then did he realize this was no joke. He opened his eyes and saw an old, spacious house. The room was bare, everything in its most untouched state. He was utterly astonished… —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 19 Siheyuan: I Will Inherit the Chancellor's Ambitions 四合院：吾必继承丞相之志 For unknown reasons, He Yuzhu on Earth was conducting experiments on himself when he fell into a coma. On Blue Star, He Yuzhu recalled his miserable life just before dying, giving rise to an intense obsession. The two were drawn together and arrived in a world that was both strange and familiar, where they began a new life. With He Yuzhu in the lead, they would take on life in the courtyard compound according to his own ideas. A new life, beautiful women, scientific research, and answers: I, He 565Reads6.4Score—14d adds
- 20 A Successful Life in the Siheyuan 四合院之成功人生 A civil servant dies suddenly from working overtime and wakes up back in that special era. But why does this place feel so much like The Vermin of the Courtyard? The three old masters, the necromancer, the white-lotus widow, the Thief Saint, the God of War: nobody’s missing. His father is a former soldier turned cadre, and his mother is the women’s director at a steel mill. There are three children in the family, including two older sisters. As the only boy, Wang Yajun grows up cherished by the 15Reads—Score—14d adds
- 21 Siheyuan: From the Start, I Threaten the Heavenly Venerable of Morality 四合院：开局威胁道德天尊 I transmigrated. I thought I'd be able to dominate everyone, but all I could do was get beaten up. A new life in the courtyard. A different path through life begins, with a System as standard. In the most brilliant of eras, I'll let my own light shine. 9Reads—Score—14d adds
- 22 Siheyuan: From the Start, I Meet Qin Huairu and Steal Her Away! 四合院：开局遇到秦淮茹，截胡！ Li Guodong transmigrates to a Beijing courtyard in 1956 and discovers that Qin Huairu is on her way to meet Jia Dongxu’s family for a matchmaking date. Wahaha, what are we waiting for? Hurry up and steal her away! After successfully beating Jia Dongxu to the punch, Li Guodong’s life just keeps getting sweeter. The courtyard’s assorted troublemakers: “We’re so jealous!” 1Reads—Score114d adds
- 23 Siheyuan: Exposing Lies, I Become a National Scholar 四合院：猎捕谎言，我终成国士 Tian Yu transmigrates into the world of the Siheyuan. When Silly Zhu refuses to give him any chicken, Tian Yu’s [Lie-Hunter System] suddenly activates. From then on, Tian Yu begins a life of hunting down lies. “Silly Zhu... you liar! Is this chicken even yours? You stole the factory director’s chicken, and you still have the nerve to act tough?” Tian Yu gains 10 Lie-Hunting Points. “Xu Damao, did the Red Star Commune really just give you those egg-laying chickens of their own accord? You threate —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 24 Siheyuan: Silly Zhu Killed Someone? Serve Him a Bowl of Prison Time! 四合院：傻柱杀人？送牢饭一碗！ Hearing those words only strengthened Chen Rufeng’s resolve. He knew Ran Qiuye was right: Liu Guangtian was a formidable opponent. But he refused to give up so easily. He would expose the conspiracy, clear his name, and take back control of the situation. 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 25 Turning the Siheyuan Upside Down: Qin Huairu Ruined My Wedding From the Start! 坑满四合院：开局被秦淮茹毁婚！ After transmigrating into the world of the courtyard, Jiang He got a Travel Frog System that constantly unlocked new skills. Good grief! This place really is crawling with troublemakers! Qin Huairu ruined his marriage prospects, then tried to raise the bride price by thirty yuan? Not a chance! Xu Damao hit someone? I’ll beat you so badly your own mother won’t recognize you! Sha Zhu insisted he see a doctor? I’m not opening the door! I don’t care which of you old masters you are. I’m taking you a 46Reads5.1Score—14d adds
- 26 Siheyuan: The Super Beast Tamer 四合院之超级驯兽师 [Siheyuan courtyard + transmigration + System] A university student from the modern era transmigrates back to the famous siheyuan courtyards of the 1960s. With his animal trainer System, the protagonist cherishes family bonds and finds love. There's no earth-shaking transformation of the world, but those ungrateful pests still need to be tamed... 24Reads—Score—14d adds
- 27 Siheyuan: Robbed at Home from the Start 四合院：开局被偷家 [He has a System, which he uses at crucial moments. His medical skills are unmatched.] After their parents passed away, Shen Zhaoyang and his younger sister, Shen Xia, were bullied by everyone in the courtyard house. They studied hard and worked toward university entrance exams, but the original Shen Zhaoyang died of exhaustion just before the exam. Shen Zhaoyang from the 21st century transmigrates into his body, gets into medical school, and becomes a doctor at the Hongxing Steel Plant Affiliat 743Reads—Score—14d adds
- 28 The Mastermind of the Siheyuan 四合院之幕后大佬 On April 12, 2023, at 10 p.m., Zhang Zhicheng was struck by a beam of light from the sky while walking home. When he opened his eyes again, he had arrived in the Bird-Filled Siheyuan of 1959. Ding! The legacy crystal of a higher civilization has been successfully activated. Zhang Zhicheng: "Damn, what rotten luck. How did I end up in this bird-filled courtyard?" Ugh, just thinking about these people gives me a headache. Since I'm here, I might as well make the best of it. I'll take things one st 1Reads5.4Score—14d adds
- 29 The Business Tycoon of Siheyuan 禽满四合院之商业大佬 Back in 1960, in a courtyard house, he breaks free from those who’ve been bleeding him dry. Using his knowledge of the plot and history, he makes smart use of the resources at hand. Watch him use his cutting-edge technology to climb, step by step, to the top. If you’re poor, focus on bettering yourself; if you’re successful, help the whole world. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 30 Siheyuan: Chaos in the Courtyard 四合院：鸡飞狗跳 While slacking off at work, he suddenly transmigrates into Love in the Courtyard and becomes He Yuzhu, the ultimate doormat. Just as he's about to curse, he suddenly awakens a System and receives countless billions of exchange points, then the System crashes and disappears... 359Reads5.5Score—14d adds
- 31 Siheyuan: Putting the Neighbors in Their Place, Huairu Panics 四合院：收拾众禽，淮茹心慌 Zhang Yu transmigrates into Love in the Courtyard and becomes a resident of the compound. Everyone around him is a beast? Sorry, but I’m even more of a beast than you are. Bang Geng comes to my house to steal? He’s just a kid, no need to punish him. I’ll just keep Qin Huairu in line. Xu Damao tries to sabotage me behind my back? I’m not going to stoop to his level. I’ll just go complain to Lou Xiaoe. As for Silly Zhu, Jia Zhangshi, and First Uncle, they can go cool their heels somewhere else. 37Reads8.7Score—14d adds
- 32 Siheyuan: I Became a Tycoon by Talking Back 四合院：变成首富从怼人开始 [Siheyuan + System + lighthearted + reborn + transmigrate + tycoon + urban farming] “I transmigrated into a siheyuan?!” Xu Wan was dumbfounded. He'd actually transmigrated! “Xu Wan, get out here right now, you chicken thief!” “Xu Wan, come out and give us an explanation!” Xu Wan was already annoyed, and now he heard a crowd outside dumping the blame on him! “Get lost, all of you! Who wants your chicken? You have plenty of chickens!” [Ding! The Insulting People System has activated successfully.] 70Reads—Score—14d adds
- 33 Siheyuan: Beating Banggeng from the Start 四合院：开局暴打棒梗 Chen Ergou, a successful man in the new era, unexpectedly transmigrates into the world of a period drama set in a courtyard. From the start, he beats Bang Geng until he runs away in terror. With the System’s golden finger and knowledge far ahead of his time, he makes a name for himself and shakes the world. 20Reads—Score—14d adds
- 34 Siheyuan: Take Advantage of Me, and I’ll Make You Regret It! 四合院：占我便宜，我坑哭你！ Shen Weibang transmigrated into the world of the courtyard compound, became a factory driver, and awakened the System of Good and Evil Recompense. When evil people took advantage of him, the harm bounced back several times over. When he helped good people, he received multiple rewards. He gave Jia Zhangshi ten yuan, and she fell into a cesspit. Liu Haizhong tried to extort a pound of pork from Shen Weibang, then got mistaken for a traitor and arrested, ending up in the detention center. Yan Bugu 57Reads—Score—14d adds
- 35 Siheyuan: From the Start, I Redirected Jia Dongxu's Romantic Luck 四合院：开局转移贾东旭的桃花运 Zhou Quan: Jia Dongxu, I’m taking your luck with women. The original, authentic Thirteenth Aunt? Delicious. Silly Zhu, I’m taking your martial luck. That arm you’ve trained for over a decade is mine now. Xu Damao, I’m taking your fortune. Deputy Director Li, I’m taking yours too. From now on, finding money just by going out is no dream. You could even dig up a gold bar while looking for worms to use as fishing bait. First Master, Second Master, I’m taking your career luck. From now on, you can b 38Reads6.6Score—14d adds
- 36 Siheyuan: A Different He Yuzhu 四合院之不一样的何雨柱 Zhang Ming unexpectedly found himself reborn as He Yuzhu in this era. Remembering He Yuzhu’s tragic fate in his previous life, he resolved to take down the holier-than-thou Qin Huairu and kick the treacherous thief Jia Geng to the curb. Neighborhood solidarity? Qin Huairu’s saintly act? Just watch me turn the tide and ride the waves of this era. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 37 Siheyuan: From the Start, I'm Worth Ten Thousand Yuan 四合院之开局万元户 The rich kid Lin Sen accidentally transmigrates back to 1960. What if there's no System? No problem. We'll make it on our own. What if the three years of famine leave us with nothing to eat? No problem. We'll provide for ourselves. What if there's no entertainment? No problem. The whole courtyard is full of clowns to keep us amused. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 38 Siheyuan: A Different Silly Zhu 四合院：不一样的傻柱 A new story is here! Come read my work on Tomato Novel. I hope you enjoy it. Your support inspires me to write, and I’ll do my best to tell every story well! 322Reads6.7Score—14d adds
- 39 Siheyuan: I Really Am Just Helping People 四合院：我真的在助人为乐 A young man from the modern era transmigrates into Silly Zhu in 1965. Luckily, he brings along a “Do Good Deeds” System. The first thing he has to face is Xu Damao accusing him of stealing a chicken! —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 40 Siheyuan: I Send Jia Zhangshi to Prison from the Start 四合院：开局送贾张氏进牢房 Siheyuan: Taming the Beasts, Building Wealth, and Using Black Technology to Change the Nation [Taming the Beasts] + [A Rising Superpower] + [Collecting Beautiful Women] He Yufeng, a cargo van driver, transmigrates to the 1960s and discovers he is Silly Zhu’s younger brother! Bound to the [Beast-Taming System], he earns 10,086 Enlightenment Points whenever his beastly neighbors stir up trouble! What? Enlightenment Points can buy black technology in the System Shop! Black tech crushes all opp —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 41 Siheyuan: Serving the Nation Is the True Way 四合院：为国做贡献，才是王道 Transmigrate into the world of "The Virtuous Ones of the Courtyard", and become a university graduate! A university graduate, no less! Yet in the eyes of those beasts, he’s not worth a penny! What? They look down on people? They need to be taught a lesson! —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 42 The Big Player in the Siheyuan 四合院里的大玩咖 My name is Chu Heng. Chu, as in tyrannical and overbearing; Heng, as in Xiang Yu, the Hegemon-King of Western Chu. In everything I do, I prefer to win people over with virtue. Don't believe me? Ask my neighbors. The courtyard's feathered beasts: Oh, absolutely... You're right about everything! (This story isn't that full of spite, but I won't let them off easily, either!) —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 43 Teaching for a Living in Siheyuan 四合院之舌耕 A scoundrel transmigrates into the world of a Beijing courtyard, becomes the night-school director at a steel mill, and has big ambitions but little ability, though he’s great with words. He starts out cautious and timid, then relies on his golden finger to build himself a reputation as someone who knows, understands, and obeys the law, hoping to create a better environment for himself. Who knew he’d keep clashing with Silly Zhu? So in Silly Zhu’s eyes, no matter how helpless and pitiful Sister 61Reads6.1Score—14d adds
- 44 Siheyuan, Qin Huairu, Don't Think You Can Get Away 四合院，秦淮茹你别想跑 Li Qinghai transmigrates to a courtyard house in 1952 and awakens a System. He discovers that Qin Huairu is about to go on a blind date with Jia Dongxu, a man destined to die young. Seeing this, Li Qinghai decides to step in. Who says Qin Huairu is a bloodsucker? I, Li Qinghai, absolutely won't stand for that. With Qin Huairu looking after him, he enjoys a life of having his clothes brought to him and his meals served every day. With the System's help, Li Qinghai meets a new beautiful confidante 5Reads5.9Score—14d adds
- 45 Siheyuan: A Slice of Ordinary Life 四合院之平凡纪实 A young man from a later era, with no education or skills, who just wants to lie flat, returns to that courtyard house. He doesn't have a System or a golden finger, and his parents aren't both dead or even both kings. He can barely remember the major events of that era. What do you think he's supposed to do? He probably won't follow the original plot. One heroine, no harem, and no saintly do-gooding. P.S. I just want to write some things I'd like to read, things I think make sense, or things I'v 6Reads8.6Score—14d adds
- 46 Siheyuan: I Became Xu Damao 四合院：我成为了许大茂 Reborn as Xu Damao in the Love in the Courtyard world, he receives a God-Tier Choice System. With not a single worthy opponent in his courtyard, Xu Damao feels utterly helpless!!! And with Xu Damao's arrival, the times slowly begin to take an unknown turn. 6Reads—Score—14d adds
- 47 Courtyard House: Am I the Foolish One? I Can't Even Cook 四合院之我是傻住？我不会做菜啊 He Yuzhu choked to death while eating barbecue and woke up in the body of Silly Zhu. He had no memories, no System, and no cooking skills. He was doomed. How was he supposed to survive? He Daqing had run off, he couldn’t get into the steel mill, he still couldn’t cook, and there were petty people scheming against him behind his back. What was he supposed to do? Help, urgent! 1.1kReads6.1Score—14d adds
- 48 Siheyuan: No Turning into Spirits After the Founding of the Nation 四合院：建国之后不许成精 [System + Violence + Ruthless] Yang Wengong unexpectedly transmigrates into the world of the Courtyard Series and awakens the standard System for transmigrators. But this System is anything but ordinary. It offers no vast fortune or endless supplies, but it does grant abilities belonging to the monsters and spirits of myth and legend. Why bother making peace? Wouldn't killing your enemies settle everything once and for all? Why ask for compensation? Isn't it better to just take what you want? 6Reads8.1Score—14d adds
- 49 Siheyuan: I Tricked Silly Zhu into Ruining His Life 四合院：把傻柱忽悠瘸了 [Courtyard setting + no System + altered plot + everyday life] Lin Chen, a modern-day overworked office worker, transmigrates into the TV drama Love in the Courtyard. He reforms the people in the courtyard and gets them to turn over a new leaf! 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 50 In a Siheyuan, From the Start I Called a Beast My Father 人在四合院，开局认禽作父 [Cunning protagonist] + [Doesn't grovel to the old lady] + [Puts the courtyard's fools in their place] The best is yet to come. Please give it a chance, dear readers! When Cao Jian'an opened his eyes, he discovered he had transmigrated into the world of Love in the Courtyard, becoming an orphaned tenant in the compound. To establish himself there, Cao Jian'an immediately asked Yi Zhonghai, the First Master, to become his adoptive father. He set the courtyard's residents against one another and c —Reads—Score—14d adds
