I am Jia Dongjin in the Siheyuan (Courtyard House)

Chapter 1 First Arrival

At the end of May 1958, a courtyard house at No. 95 Luogu Lane in southern Beijing.

In fact, the courtyard house at No. 95 Nanluoguxiang was an incomplete four-courtyard house. It was ravaged by war and, with the repairs made by the residents, it was transformed into a courtyard house with more than three courtyards, eventually housing 22 families.

It was midnight, and the residents were already fast asleep. The courtyard was quiet, and the bright moonlight flowed silently through the courtyard like water. A ray of moonlight shone through a corner of the curtain that was not covered and fell on the small bed by the window in the west wing of the central courtyard.

The young man lying on the small bed suddenly opened his eyes, his gaze filled with doubt, confusion, and boundless fear. A cry rang out from the depths of his heart, "Who am I? Where am I?"

After a long time, the young man realized that his name was also Jia Dongjin. He was just an ordinary stock market investor on Blue Star, always dreaming of the good things everyone else dreamed of. At 48, he had a lot of experience in stock trading, but unsurprisingly, he ended up achieving nothing. He didn't even get married, and no one wanted this good-for-nothing man. His parents were extremely disappointed in their youngest son and were so angry that they moved in with their eldest son.

"Selling the house will be enough for our parents to live on in their old age, but it will be hard on my brother. But who is this Jia Dongjin in this world...?"

Perhaps his soul had not yet fully merged, and the young man's mind was in a state of confusion. At this moment, the voices of two women could be heard coming from the inner room.

"Huai Ru, Dong Jin is a bit too eager. But who told you to be so handsome? All young men are like that. Why don't you think about it again?" An old woman's voice rang out.

"Mom, Dongxu just left, Banggeng is so young, and I'm pregnant. I really don't have the mind to think about this right now."

The young woman responded, her voice possessing a gentle charm, like Kreismann playing a piano piece, soothing the heart.

After hearing this, the old woman paused, sighed softly, and said, "Alright then, for my sake, Huai Ru, give Dong Jin some more time. If he really proves to be useless and unable to support the family, I won't hold you two accountable."

For some reason, the young woman's voice suddenly became barely audible. There was no partition between the inner and outer rooms, only a curtain separating them. During the day, the curtain was pulled open, and the inner and outer rooms became one room. Jia Dongjin could barely hear what she was saying, and it seemed to be about something like a job change or a handover.

"Dongjin is useless. Since you've agreed not to marry outside the family, Dongxu's work position is naturally yours. Just be careful of Yi Zhonghai; that old guy is actually full of bad intentions. And the idiot Zhu, Xu Damao, and Liu Haizhong in the courtyard are all worse than pigs and dogs. You can't let them suffer!" As she spoke, the old woman's voice suddenly rose, her tone filled with anger and unspeakable fear.

"Mom, keep your voice down, it'll be terrible if someone hears us." The young woman named Huai Ru hurriedly reminded her, then lowered her voice and said, "I know what I'm doing, but Dong Jin is sharing a room with us, if it goes on for too long, people in the yard will start gossiping."

"What's there to be afraid of? Even if we don't live together, there will still be gossip. No matter how useless he is, he's still a man of the Jia family. Don't be foolish and kick him out." After saying that, the old woman added angrily, "Huai Ru, you just focus on your work. I'll handle everything else. If anyone dares to spread rumors, I'll make sure they suffer. Dong Jin may be a bit thin, but he's not weak. You need to distinguish between inside and outside. If you take a step back from outsiders, you'll be backed up every step of the way. If those bastards outside dare to lay a hand on me, I'll chop them up with a knife. After so many years of war and chaos, I've raised Dong Xu alone as a widow. I've seen it all. I'm not afraid of these cowardly bullies who only know how to bully others in the courtyard."

After a few more casual words, the two women fell asleep, but the young man in the outer room couldn't fall asleep again.

After hearing the above words, and with the memories in his mind, the young man realized that he had transmigrated into a parallel world of the TV series "Full House of Love" and had become Jia Dongjin, the younger brother-in-law of the blood-sucking white lotus Qin Huairu and the youngest son of the necromancer Jia Zhangshi!

Jia Dongjin was born in 1936, three years younger than Qin Huairu, who was born in 33. He was born six years after his older brother, Jia Dongxu.

Because Jia Dongjin was born weak, Jia Zhangshi worried that he wouldn't survive and that raising two sons would be too difficult. So she sold Jia Dongjin to someone else, telling everyone that the child had died shortly after birth. It wasn't until last month, when Jia Dongxu had an accident at the factory, that Jia Dongjin was taken back from his adoptive parents.

Perhaps good deeds are rewarded, because after adopting Jia Dongjin, his adoptive parents unexpectedly had a son and a daughter, completing the Chinese character for "good" (好, meaning good fortune).

After having biological children, Jia Dongjin's adoptive parents didn't mistreat him much. Unfortunately, Jia Dongjin was soft-hearted and not very bright. After barely finishing elementary school, he became a street urchin.

As they grew up, the two brothers quarreled over work issues. Jia Dongjin's adoptive parents were getting old, so the two work positions were naturally reserved for their own flesh and blood, which caused Jia Dongjin a great deal of trouble.

Jia Zhangshi had sold Jia Dongjin for two silver dollars. Now that she wanted her son back, she got lucky and took him back without spending a penny. Before leaving, she didn't forget to take his bedding and clothes, and even his washcloth and cotton shoes. Jia Zhangshi truly lived up to her protagonist's aura and got a great deal.

After her eldest son, Jia Dongxu, died, Jia Zhangshi felt that her youngest son was not much younger than her eldest daughter-in-law, so she had the idea of ​​"succession by the younger brother after the death of the elder brother," so that the Jia family would be complete again.

Jia Dongjin was good-looking, and Qin Huairu, after a cursory glance, acquiesced to her mother-in-law Jia Zhangshi's arrangement.

Little did he know that meeting Huai Ru would ruin his life. After drinking a little, Jia Dongjin actually made unwanted advances towards his widowed sister-in-law.

Qin Huairu looked pitiful, but she was strong-willed. She pushed her brother-in-law to the ground and he slept soundly on the bed for a whole day.

After kowtowing, Jia Dongjin somehow changed his identity, becoming an old electrician from 2026, who also trades stocks and is a single, overworked office worker.

Upon learning the truth, Jia Dongjin was heartbroken. Jia Zhangshi gave her work station to Qin Huairu, leaving him to fend for himself.

In the late 1950s, job opportunities were extremely rare and not something that could be easily obtained through a simple application process. This presented Jia Zhangshi with a major challenge for her youngest son.

He is currently in the courtyard house at No. 95 Nanluoguxiang, a place famous online for its "bird-filled courtyard house." The joy in the TV series is just the surface; the reality is terrifying. For example, Yi Zhonghai, the "moral sage," Liu Haizhong, the "unkind parents," Yan Fugui, the "ultimate schemer," He Yuzhu, the "lickspittle god of war," and Xu Damao, the "first blood master," are all big shots who make people want to stay away.

Even more terrifying, Jia Dongjin glanced fearfully at the inner room, where the two people inside were even more formidable: the bloodsucking white lotus Qin Huairu and the soul-summoning sorcerer Jia Zhangshi. Their combat prowess was among the best in the courtyard, and they not only survived being surrounded by wolves and tigers, but also achieved final victory.

"No way! What am I afraid of? In the end, it's my Jia family who will win!" Jia Dongjin almost wanted to slap himself. He remembered very clearly that the ending of the TV series was not a great unity, but a bloody and cruel one.

The courtyard house was filled with childless people, unable to have children or with unfilial children. The final destination of this "civilized courtyard house" was actually Xiaobanggeng.

With the support of two widows, Xiaobanggeng had the last laugh and inherited the No. 95 courtyard house, which was worth hundreds of millions.

The only drawback, in the parlance of the courtyard house, is that Xiaobanggeng is "young," still a child, and played a "joke" with his stepfather He Yuzhu, abandoning him under a bridge. "Accidentally," his stepfather He Yuzhu froze to death, and he was eventually devoured by wild dogs.

"What should I do?" Jia Dongjin dared not make a sound, lest he wake the two women in the inner room. He closed his eyes tightly and began to ponder his future path.