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- 101 Siheyuan: In a Year of Great Calamity, This Is Going Too Far! 四合院：大灾之年，过分了啊！ [A hard-hitting period medical novel about traditional Chinese medicine. Come enjoy the feeling of knowledge flowing through your brain. Note: All the cases are based on real medical records.] An accident sends Li Yan back to Beijing on the eve of the Great Famine. Though he bears the title of an intern, he possesses the National Master of Medicine System. With a flick of his fingers, he masters acupuncture; a brief read of a medical text, and he has learned it inside out! At the hospital, he tr 15.1kReads7.4Score63414d adds
- 102 I Became He Daqing in the Siheyuan 四合院我成何大清 With the System, he transmigrates and becomes He Daqing, the father of He Yuzhu. Though he is getting on in years, the System helps him thrive all the same, making him the one person in the courtyard no one dares to mess with. 595Reads—Score—14d adds
- 103 Siheyuan: There Really Is an Ancestor in This Courtyard 四合院之：这个院里真有老祖宗 In the late autumn of 1955, in a charming courtyard at Jingshan Sanatorium, a young soldier stood tall with a military backpack on his shoulders. He looked up at the unfamiliar yet familiar sky, then took a deep breath and sighed, “This is wonderful. This era is wonderful.” 14.2kReads7.5Score70114d adds
- 104 Siheyuan: I Became Liu Guangtian 四合院：我成了刘光天 Just writing this for fun. Updates may not be regular, and it may not be completed. The timeline in the story follows what the author writes. I'm a laid-back author. There won't be many scenes set in the courtyard, for the most part. I don't want to write about tormenting the birds. The protagonist leaves the courtyard not long after the story begins. I want to write about striving through a particular era. 7.9kReads7.6Score23814d adds
- 105 Siheyuan: A Laid-Back and Easygoing Life 四合院：佛系且惬意的人生 [Laid-Back Male Lead] + [Onlookers Enjoying the Show] + [Multiple Heroines] + [No Antiques] + [No Hong Kong] + [Western Medicine Focus] Ye Jiahe transmigrates into 1965 and becomes a proud factory doctor at the Steel Rolling Mill. He lives in a crowded courtyard at 95 Nanluoguxiang, next door to Xu Damao. He has no interest in the petty schemes and backstabbing in the courtyard, and is content to watch from the sidelines. The synopsis could use some work. Head to the main story instead. 2.2kReads7.2Score10114d adds
- 106 Siheyuan: Max-Level Legacy, Conquering the Capital 四合院：满级传承，杀穿四九城 “Transmigrate into a courtyard drama and marry a female spy? I'll inherit the heroic spirit of China and turn around to kill the enemy!” He Shaobai is born into the world of the 1944 Bird-Filled Courtyard. From the start, he is frail and sickly, and He Daqing's family schemes to make him marry a female spy to bring him good fortune. He thinks his life has started in hell, but at eighteen he awakens the [Endless Chinese Heroes Inheritance System]! Bian Que's medical skills save lives, while Yang 2.4kReads5.7Score13414d adds
- 107 Siheyuan: The Peerless Chef He Yuzhu 四合院：绝代厨神何雨柱 “He Yuzhu, in your last life, Yi Zhonghai kept you like a dog, the Jia family bled you dry, and you even drove He Yushui into lifelong depression...” The instant the System's mechanical voice exploded in his mind, the fifteen-year-old clenched his fist, his nails piercing his palm. [Novice mission activated: Survival Mode: Battle for Survival in the Siheyuan] [Proficiency System bound: Skill Points = Effort × Emotion × Revenge] 4.3kReads6.1Score19414d adds
- 108 Siheyuan: He Daqing's Comfortable Days 四合院：我何大清的舒坦日子 After transmigrating into the courtyard, He Daqing becomes the father of Silly Zhu and Silly Shui. In his previous life, he followed the White Widow and met a tragic end. But now that he has transmigrated, there’s no way he’ll let things end like that. At the same time, he gains the golden finger every transmigrator needs: The Antique Space System. All he has to do is place antiques on display in the System to receive rewards. “Obtained a Republic-era grand armchair. Automatically earns two cent 308Reads—Score—14d adds
- 109 Siheyuan: A Miracle of Filial Piety, With Granaries Full of Grain and Meat 四合院：孝出奇迹，粮肉满仓 With a nephew standing at his door, a man can hardly be called the last of his line. Yi Ping'an wakes to find his soul transmigrated into the body of Yi Zhonghai's nephew, who had only just passed away. He gains the Filial Piety Brings Miracles System: honoring his elders earns him generous rewards. He also gets a portable space spanning ten thousand square meters. 5Reads6.0Score—14d adds
- 110 Reborn, He Yuzhu Went on a Killing Spree 重生何雨柱杀疯了 He Yuzhu, who spends his paycheck rescuing girls in trouble, arrives in Love in the Courtyard. What kind of life will he lead there? Has Bang Geng become his son? How could that be? He’ll have to make sure the boy turns out right... 8.8kReads7.7Score43214d adds
- 111 Siheyuan: I’m Short on Virtue in Every Way, So Who Do I Have to Fear? 四合院：我五行缺德，我怕谁？ I, He Yufan, transmigrated into the body of Silly Zhu's younger brother. The whole courtyard wants to take advantage of Silly Zhu and leave him with nothing, but in this life, Silly Zhu has me for a brother. Moral blackmail? Sorry, I was born without a conscience. 9.6kReads6.6Score40914d adds
- 112 Siheyuan: Now That I'm Reborn, Who Would Still Marry a Pretty Widow? 四合院：都重生了，谁还娶俏寡妇 [Courtyard Compound + System + Mild Conflict + No Living on Bran and Pickles + One Female Lead] Silly Zhu is reborn in 1953 and obtains the Rejection System. He goes fishing, makes a fortune, and enjoys the good life. In his previous life, he spent all his days working around the stove. In this life, he’ll live freely and travel far and wide. Yi Zhonghai: “Silly Zhu, you need to support me in my old age.” He Yuzhu: “One kick sends your retirement plan flying.” 7.9kReads7.1Score33014d adds
- 113 Siheyuan in 1953 四合院之1953年 He transmigrated to 1953 and became the sixteen-year-old Silly Zhu. He Daqing had just run off to Baoding with Widow Bai, abandoning him and his six-year-old sister, He Yushui. Yi Zhonghai had ulterior motives and wanted him to take his sister to find He Daqing... 3.2kReads6.8Score10814d adds
- 114 Siheyuan: They’re Bullying the Childless? I Wipe Out the Retirement Gang from the Start 四合院：吃绝户？开局灭了养老团 Zhang Jianhua was orphaned at a young age and grew up in a courtyard house with Sun Dazhuang. The two friends later enlisted and went to war together. On the battlefield, Dazhuang died protecting him, and Zhang Jianhua promised to take care of Dazhuang's mother in her old age. Badly wounded, Zhang Jianhua eventually left the army and returned to the courtyard house. The moment he arrived, he saw the vultures helping themselves to everything the Zhang and Sun families owned. The Jia family had ta —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 115 Siheyuan: He Daqing, 1965 四合院之何大清1965 A veteran spy in his fifties wakes up in He Daqing's body. Watch this middle-aged man whip the courtyard's miscreants into shape! There's a little violence and a bit of aggression. My first work has its flaws, and I hope to learn alongside all my readers. 1.1kReads8.9Score—14d adds
- 116 Reborn in the Siheyuan: I, He Daqing, Am the Father, and You're the Son 四合院重生何大清我当爹，你当儿 [If I could turn back time, I'd be the father and you'd be the son.] In 1999, He Daqing dies full of regret after his son speaks to him coldly. When Chen Xu opens his eyes again, it is 1948. He has become He Daqing, the man who abandoned his wife and child. But inside that rebellious son's body lies his own soul, waiting to be taught better. [Omniversal Observation System activated] Mission: Spend this lifetime teaching “He Daqing” how to be a father. Reward: Xu Damao's chance at rebirth. From t 1.6kReads6.8Score10214d adds
- 117 Siheyuan: Taking Charge of the Family 四合院之当家做主 Life is unpredictable. You never know whether tomorrow or an accident will come first! He opens his eyes: a courtyard house? He sees no love, but there's plenty of scheming! He Yuzhu realizes that everyone seems to think they can push him around. No way! This is his home, and his life is his own! No outsider is going to meddle in it! 152Reads—Score—14d adds
- 118 Siheyuan: Luo Knows a Thing or Two About Fighting 四合院：罗某人略懂一些拳脚 My new work is out! You're welcome to read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you'll enjoy it. Your follows are what motivate me to write, and I'll do my best to tell every story well! 7.3kReads6.8Score38114d adds
- 119 Silly Zhu Reborn: I Take Everyone Down! 傻柱重生：创翻所有人！ [Reborn + The Cursed Courtyard + Original single heroine] After He Yuzhu died a tragic death, he was reborn at the time when He Daqing ran off with the White Widow. He took the opportunity to send He Yushui to He Daqing, then returned to the courtyard to fight it out with a pack of beasts! Moral sage Yi Zhonghai? I’ll knock out one of your teeth first! Summoning master Jia Zhangshi? I’ll beat you whether you’re a man or a woman! Greedy old deaf woman? Want someone to care for you in your old age 3.1kReads7.1Score10114d adds
- 120 Siheyuan: From the Start, I Shoot the Deaf Old Lady! 四合院：开局枪毙聋老太！ Granny Deaf is spreading rumors that I'm the last eunuch in the entire capital? Who can't spread a rumor? But I only made up one rumor, and now Granny Deaf, you're going to get the death penalty? Yi Zhonghai, why are you getting the death penalty too? What? Jia Zhang, you're getting the death penalty as well? 419Reads5.4Score—14d adds
- 121 Siheyuan: Shock! Qin Huairu Has Left the Jia Family 四合院：惊！秦淮如离开了贾家 After winning 300 million yuan in the lottery, Zhou Junfeng was ready to make a big splash. Before he could spend a cent, he transmigrated. Zhou Junfeng was stunned. What rotten luck: even after transmigrating, his luck was still terrible. The courtyard's scoundrels: You call that bad luck? Are you trying to leave the rest of us no way to live? His descendants: Thank you, Dad. You worked hard so our whole family could live well. 735Reads5.3Score—14d adds
- 122 Siheyuan: From the Start, I Kick Jia Dongxu Out of Commission 四合院：开局踢废贾东旭 Chen Shier is unexpectedly reborn in 1952, in Courtyard No. 95 in Nanluoguxiang, the capital. Jia Dongxu steals my girl? I'll cripple him and make him into Eunuch Jia. You won't give me a ration book? Then nobody gets to eat. You dare ruin my blind date? Then nobody gets married. You try to guilt-trip me? You'd have to have a conscience first. I try to reason with you, but you won't listen? Fine, I'm pretty handy with my fists too. There are no crude bodily jokes in this novel, and nobody goes a 1.6kReads7.1Score10114d adds
- 123 Siheyuan: A Feng: Surrounded by the Yu Li Sisters? 四合院之阿枫：于莉两姐妹环绕？ My new work is out! You can read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you enjoy it. Your support motivates me to write, and I'll do my best to tell every story well! 2.8kReads6.7Score12114d adds
- 124 Siheyuan: A Nine-Year-Old Orphan's Beginning 四合院，9岁孤儿开始 This isn’t a completely faithful courtyard-house story. I changed things myself, so just think of it as a parallel world. The early chapters were written while I was working, so my thoughts were a bit muddled. You don’t need to think too hard while reading. Finally, thanks to everyone who pointed out the issues. Much appreciated! As for the Japanese invaders, they’ll show up later, and I’ll make sure they get what’s coming to them. At first, the author was just muddleheaded and only remembered t 2.7kReads7.1Score10914d adds
- 125 Siheyuan: Reborn as He Daqing, I Marry Xu Huizhen 四合院：重生何大清，娶妻徐慧真 I open my eyes and discover that I’ve transmigrated to 1954. I’ve become He Daqing, who is in Baizhou Prefecture as the White Widow’s live-in son-in-law. Live-in son-in-law? Not even a dog would do that. He immediately heads back to the capital. Isn’t supporting your own children a much better deal? It’s just that the courtyard is full of scoundrels, and He Daqing’s clashes with them are lively and evenly matched. Luckily, he marries Xu Huizhen, a gentle, virtuous, kind, and beautiful wife. At l 1.4kReads6.7Score10014d adds
- 126 Siheyuan: Reborn in a Fiery Era, A Doctor's Noble Calling 四合院：重生火红年代，大医精诚 Reborn in the world of the 1955 courtyard houses, Li Ping'an becomes a surgeon at the nearby Sixth Hospital and a neighbor of the deaf old lady. He is often seconded to the local police station to conduct forensic examinations, leading to all sorts of fascinating stories. Yi Zhonghai is desperate for a child, so Li Ping'an takes him to the hospital for a thorough examination. It turns out he has hereditary infertility, and the old man, unwilling to accept it, can only go around “borrowing seed.” 292Reads5.5Score—14d adds
- 127 Siheyuan: Transmigrators Gather Under One Roof 四合院：穿越者欢聚一堂 Director Wang of Nanluoguxiang has always been proud of the excellent courtyard compound in her jurisdiction. That is, until one day, when she learned the truth. Listening to the Moral Heavenly Venerable's endless boasting, Jia Zhangshi's wailing and spirit-calling, Qin Huairu's coquettish antics, the undefeated God of War Silly Zhu, and the scheming abacus man and power-hungry official fanning the flames, she couldn't help but fall into deep thought... Years later, when she returned to the old 8.2kReads5.9Score26214d adds
- 128 I, Silly Zhu, Do the Missions, So Why Does Xu Damao Get the Rewards? 我傻柱做任务，奖励凭啥给许大茂 I'm Silly Zhu, and I got a Comeback System. Complete a task, get a reward. That day, Jia Dongxu died. Uncle Yi asked me to bring Sister Qin some leftovers. I was just about to agree when the System told me that refusing would double my strength. For the reward, I gritted my teeth and said no. Uncle Yi was furious, and so was I. “I completed the task, so where’s my reward?” That evening, Uncle Yi organized a fundraiser. The damn System even lied and said it would give me 300 yuan if I donated not 109Reads6.2Score—14d adds
- 129 Siheyuan: Who Says Everyone in the He Family Likes Widows? 四合院：谁说老何家都喜欢寡妇 He Eryang was He Yuzhu’s uncle. After returning from the Korean Peninsula battlefield, the first thing he did was stand up for He Yuzhu. He put Jia Zhang under control and dealt with Yi Zhonghai. Although they brought He Daqing back, He Daqing left Xiao Bai and found himself another woman, Xiao Zhou. He left He Yuzhu and He Yushui in He Eryang’s care. To keep He Yuzhu from repeating his old mistakes, he found him a wife and arranged a speedy marriage. 8.3kReads7.3Score41114d adds
- 130 Siheyuan: Jia Dongxu, the Root of All Evil 四合院之万恶之源贾东旭 What would you buy if you could take 250,000 yuan worth of supplies back to 1950? Zhou Wenbin unexpectedly gets the chance to travel through time. He can take 250,000 yuan worth of supplies back to Nanluoguxiang in 1950. As long as he changes the story, he can return to the real world, and he can also bring back anything he acquires in the world of the Siheyuan. Thus begins an extraordinary journey. 1.2kReads7.4Score10114d adds
- 131 Siheyuan: I, He Daqing, Have Never Been Outdone 四合院：我何大清，一生不弱于人 He Daqing transmigrates into the world of the courtyard. Somehow, he becomes the father of Silly Zhu, He Yuzhu. Faced with this absurd reality, He Daqing decides to make something of his own life. As for Silly Zhu, he won’t interfere with whoever the boy supports or simps for. But first, he decides to steal Qin Huairu away before she marries into the courtyard. Otherwise, there’d be nothing to look forward to... 1kReads6.9Score—14d adds
- 132 Siheyuan: I'm the Trouble-Maker, So What Does That Make You? 四合院：我是搅屎棍，那你们是啥 Long, long ago, in the city of Sijiu, there stood a famous courtyard house known far and wide. Its residents were kind and honorable, united and friendly, and on good terms with their neighbors. The people in the courtyard lived happily together like family, until one day a boy named Chen Changchuan appeared there… 23.4kReads6.4Score1.7k14d adds
- 133 Siheyuan: He Daqing, the Anti-Japanese Warrior 四合院：抗日修罗何大清 A ruthless protagonist who kills both monsters and enemies. A formidable man from the future transmigrates to the wartime era, into a Beijing courtyard house, and becomes He Daqing in his youth. Using his golden finger, He Daqing embarks on a legendary journey in those turbulent, desperate times... 4.4kReads8.4Score21414d adds
- 134 Siheyuan: I Started With Sign-In, and I'm Utterly Righteous 四合院：从签到开始，我正得发邪 Chen Qingshan, a modern history graduate student from the 21st century, is sent to the world of Love in the Courtyard in 1956 by a piece of glass falling from high above. He becomes a military officer with a record of distinguished service. After spending three months in this world, he thinks he has no golden finger. But when he arrives in the capital, he unexpectedly activates the sign-in System. The System gives him a starter pack as soon as it activates: a pocket dimension, medicinal pills, a 23Reads6.9Score—14d adds
- 135 Siheyuan: I Transmigrated into Yi Zhonghai 四合院：我穿越成了易中海 The book is also known as "Courtyard: I Transmigrated Into Yi Zhonghai" and "Courtyard: I Became Yi Zhonghai and Came Clean from the Start". On a stormy night, Yi Zhonghai from Blue Star suddenly transmigrated into the world of the TV drama "Love in the Courtyard", becoming Yi Zhonghai, the drama's morally upright “First Uncle.” The changed Yi Zhonghai can't accept that he's become a paragon of virtue, and the First Uncle's way of life doesn't fit his own hardworking, down-to-earth values. After 9.5kReads7.6Score36314d adds
- 136 Siheyuan: I Return from Famine Refuge, Only to Find My Sister Sold 四合院：逃荒归来妹妹被卖 One heroine, a fishing System, fishing across myriad worlds, and putting troublesome people in their place. Siblings Ye Tiancheng and Ye Tianshuang are entrusted to the Jia family by their parents. When disaster strikes and there isn't enough food, the protagonist follows his master away from home. The Jia family schemes to get rid of his younger sister and seize his family's home. When the protagonist returns, they even hire people to beat him. After he dies tragically, a modern-day man with th 1.4kReads6.9Score10114d adds
- 137 The Siheyuan Cook on the Train 四合院的厨子在火车上 [Siheyuan] [Transmigration] [A Pocket Dimension] [Not Brain-Dead] Li Jiahong transmigrates into the world of Siheyuan. The story begins four years before the main plot, when Jia Dongxu has just been hung up on the wall, Qin Huairu is heavily pregnant, Silly Zhu has only just started getting ideas, and Xu Damao has just gotten married. Well... I'm no good at writing blurbs. Please head straight to the story... 2.9kReads6.5Score10614d adds
- 138 I Can Pick Up Attributes in the Siheyuan 四合院我能捡属性 With Chen Ping'an's arrival, the 95 Courtyard gets a new name. Reporting, shenanigans, stealing someone’s girl, the supernatural, spies, and the courtyard Chen Ping'an: Old Yi, to this day you still refuse to call me Third Uncle. Second Uncle: The roc rises on a mighty wind, soaring nine kilometers into the clouds. Xu Damao: Ping'an, help me keep Sha Zhu off my back. When I went to the countryside the day before yesterday, a villager even gave me two old hens. Granny Jia: Ping'an, do you think t 22.1kReads6.8Score98514d adds
- 139 Siheyuan: Evil Cultivator Xu Damao Invites Everyone into the Ten Thousand Souls Banner 四合院邪修许大茂请众禽入万魂幡 A mighty evil cultivator transmigrates into the body of Xu Damao, the only normal person in the courtyard. Watch as Xu Damao uses his magic to toy with the whole flock of beasts and accomplish everything his former self could only dream of! 1.5kReads6.7Score10014d adds
- 140 He Daqing Left Home from the Start to Help Someone Raise Their Child 开局何大清离家，去帮人养孩子 A top killer from the 21st century dies unexpectedly and transmigrates to 1957, becoming Silly Zhu... He also awakens a sign-in System. Sign in each day, and the supplies are yours... What? He Daqing is leaving with the White Widow to raise another man's son? Then hurry up and go... 16.7kReads7.5Score1k14d adds
- 141 Siheyuan: I, Yi Zhonghai, Am Not Childless 四合院，我易忠海不是绝户 [Siheyuan] [System] [Multiple Heroines] [More Children, More Blessings] After transmigrating into Yi Zhonghai in the 1980s, he finds that First Aunt has just passed away and obtains the More Children, More Blessings System! Yi Zhonghai immediately sets his sights on Xiaodang and Huaihua! Just then, Bang Geng shows up with his girlfriend, Tang Yanling! 14kReads8.5Score89714d adds
- 142 Siheyuan: From the Start, I Turn Yi Zhonghai Into Tian Boguang 四合院：开局让易中海变成田伯光 148Reads6.8Score—14d adds
- 143 Siheyuan: Altering Memories, First I'll Steal Bang Geng's Wife 四合院：修改记忆，先抢棒梗媳妇 [Everyday life, multiple women, comedy, entrepreneurship, wealthy women] Xu Lang transmigrates into a Beijing courtyard and binds himself to a Memory-Editing System. Well, in that case, don’t blame me. From the start, Banggeng is getting married, so Xu Lang alters the memories of Banggeng’s bride, Tang Yanling. … Qin Huairu: Xu Lang, what are you doing with my daughter? Xu Lang: Sister Qin, you came at just the right time. And then there’s Jia Zhangshi… Wait, Jia Zhangshi? I’ll leave her for Y 8kReads6.3Score39414d adds
- 144 Siheyuan: My Wife Can Move Mountains and Overwhelm the World 四合院：我的老婆力拔山兮气盖世 Under the rare celestial alignment of seven stars, Zhou Chen transmigrates to the world of the courtyard houses. From the start, he steals Silly Zhu's blind date. He thought the System would be his greatest advantage in this new world. But later, he discovers that it might actually be his rather fierce wife. 13.7kReads6.7Score70514d adds
- 145 Infinite Quick Transmigration in the Siheyuan 四合院无限快穿 Story Two: Yi Zhonghai has his tongue cut out, and the secret of his siphoning off living expenses is exposed. The lonely, sleepless Deaf Grandma is stripped of her estate by the neighbors in the courtyard, with Jia Zhangshi leading the charge. 6.3kReads8.2Score15714d adds
- 146 Are They All Beasts in the Siheyuan? They're Clearly Good People 四合院里都是禽兽？明明都是好人 He lived on modern-day Blue Star, but transmigrates into the world of the courtyard and becomes He Yuzhu’s father, He Daqing! A doomsday survival System? System, are you sure you’ve got this right? Who’s this eighteen-year-old girl? Qin Huairu, of course. He has a son and a daughter, as well as this big house. Who’s the Widow Bai? No idea. 258Reads5.9Score—14d adds
- 147 Siheyuan: Choosing Qin Huairu from the Start 四合院：开局选择秦淮茹 Li Mo transmigrates into the world of the courtyard houses. From the start, he chooses Qin Huairu and activates the System. By signing in at the courtyard house each day, he can claim rewards from the System. While most people are still worrying about having enough to eat, Li Mo's family is already thinking about a balanced diet. Qin Huairu and the others even worry every day about how to avoid gaining weight and keep their perfect figures. But as time passes, the residents of the courtyard hous 15.6kReads6.5Score1.3k14d adds
- 148 Siheyuan: He Daqing and His Wife Travel Between Two Worlds 四合院：双穿何大清夫妇 An accident sends a middle-aged couple of overworked wage slaves, both retired early, to transmigrate into a parallel world of Love in the Courtyard. [Slice of Life] [Normal People] [No Hostility] [No Bathroom Humor] 2.6kReads6.0Score10514d adds
- 149 Siheyuan: The Ne'er-Do-Wells' Doomsday Countdown 四合院：禽兽的末日倒计时 “Ensemble cast + satisfying revenge + transmigration + crossover of multiple screen worlds + multiple heroines” The courtyard is a madhouse, and every beast in it thinks they’re the main character! Zhou Yao transmigrates into the era of rising prosperity. One day, he receives orders to investigate an enemy agent’s infiltration of the Red Star Steel Mill. He expects a thrilling spy drama, but who could have guessed it would be the opening act of a story about a courtyard full of beasts... The mor 1.7kReads5.8Score—14d adds
- 150 Siheyuan: Silly Zhu Marries into His Wife's Family 四合院：傻柱入赘 An old farmer transmigrates into the world of Love in the Courtyard. Knowing he has no chance of standing up to the beasts filling the courtyard, he figures that if he can't take them on, he can stay out of their way. So he moves in with his sister at his wife's home. From then on, he watches the turmoil unfold from the safety of his boat, seeing the courtyard beasts fight among themselves and meet their downfall. He waits for the day the reform and opening up begins, when he can soar to success 8.5kReads6.9Score35014d adds
