Winter in Four-Nine City.
Snowflakes drifted down, blanketing the earth in white as the biting wind pierced to the bone.
At a small Hutong.
Several people surrounded a young man lying on the ground, pointing and whispering.
“Who is this? Why is he lying here so early in the morning?”
“Judging by the way he looks, could he be dead?”
“No way! Seeing a dead person first thing in the morning? What terrible luck!”
“.......”
In a daze.
Ye Jianguo seemed to hear all kinds of noisy voices.
But.
He wanted to open his eyes, but could not.
His entire body felt powerless.
After quite some time.
He finally had enough strength to open his eyes.
But.
When he saw everything around him, he froze.
A crowd of people entered his vision.
They wore coarse hemp clothing and stood around him, pointing and whispering, their faces seemingly filled with disdain.
“Where am I?”
“And who are these people?”
“Why are their clothes so old-fashioned? They look as though they belong to a faded era.”
Ye Jianguo was utterly bewildered.
A First Grandmother among the onlookers saw the young man, who had been lying motionless on the ground, suddenly open his eyes.
She was startled and screamed, “Aaaaaah......”
At her scream, the others also saw Ye Jianguo open his eyes.
“Huh? He’s not dead?”
“He really isn’t dead.”
“But I clearly checked his breathing just now. He had already stopped breathing. How is he alive again?”
“Exactly. I checked his breathing too. He really wasn’t breathing, but now he’s alive again? Could this be a corpse coming back to life?”
Hearing their words, Ye Jianguo wore a baffled expression.
What was going on?
What did they mean by dead or not dead?
A corpse coming back to life?
Could it be......
At that moment.
An absurd thought arose in Ye Jianguo’s mind.
But.
The next moment.
Wave after wave of memories that did not belong to him surged into his mind.
“I freaking transmigrated?”
“And transmigrated into the world of Courtyard of Love?”
“And by such a coincidence, I even live in that Siheyuan full of beasts?”
“I even have a wife and a pair of extremely adorable twin daughters?”
After digesting these memories, Ye Jianguo was dumbfounded and stunned.
He had never imagined that one day he would transmigrate into the world of Courtyard of Love.
It had to be known that.
At a friend’s recommendation, he had watched this television series.
But.
After finishing it, he felt utterly miserable.
Rather than calling the series Courtyard of Love, it would be more accurate to call it Courtyard of Beasts.
There was not a single good person in the entire series.
They were all freaking beasts.
None of them could stand seeing others live better than themselves.
It could be said that.
Watching this television series could give someone a cerebral hemorrhage.
That showed how much hatred this television series inspired.
And now.
He had transmigrated into that very television series.
As for his predecessor.
His name was also Ye Jianguo. He worked as a resident factory doctor at the Red Star Steel Mill, handling minor illnesses, injuries, bandaging, and the like for the workers.
His monthly wages were not much.
Only twenty yuan.
At the same time.
He had a wife named Liu Qian and a pair of twin daughters who were now two and a half years old.
If his predecessor had lived honestly and peacefully, twenty yuan in monthly wages would have been enough to live a decent life.
But.
His predecessor was an alcoholic who also liked gambling.
Whenever payday arrived, he would stay out all night.
If he won, that was fine. He could still give Liu Qian two or three yuan for household expenses.
But.
Whenever he lost, his drunken predecessor would often beat and kick Liu Qian.
He even.
He even laid hands on his daughters, who were only a little over two years old.
He was utterly a beast.
Yesterday.
His predecessor had received his wages.
Then.
He naturally went drinking and gambling.
As a result.
He lost every last penny in a single night.
After returning drunk, he collapsed directly in a small Hutong.
After learning what his predecessor was like, Ye Jianguo was so furious that he gnashed his teeth.
A beast like that.
He deserved to die!
“Young man, are you all right?”
At that moment.
A voice interrupted Ye Jianguo’s thoughts once more.
Ye Jianguo came back to himself. Looking at the Grandpa, he said, “I’m fine. Thank you all.”
After speaking, Ye Jianguo brushed the snow from his clothes, stood up, and bid farewell to everyone.
Then.
He headed toward the Siheyuan in his memories.
Soon.
He returned to the Siheyuan.
Looking at the gate of the Siheyuan before him, he could not help staring blankly.
Was this the Siheyuan where every resident was a beast?
“Creak, creak, creak.......”
Just then.
The gate of the Siheyuan was pushed open.
Third Aunt, who had gone out to buy vegetables, saw Ye Jianguo standing at the entrance. Her face filled with disdain as she said, “Well, isn’t this Street loafer Ye Jianguo?”
“Out all night again?”
“Liu Qian really is pitiful!”
Ye Jianguo slowly returned to his senses.
He glanced at Third Aunt, knowing that, like Third Uncle, she loved scheming and calculating.
He said coldly, “What the hell does it have to do with you?”
Third Aunt immediately became furious and snapped, “Hmph, am I wrong?”
“You’re nothing but a street loafer who hits women whenever you feel like it. What kind of man are you?”
Ye Jianguo fell silent. He did not argue.
Because.
Third Aunt was not wrong.
His predecessor really had been that kind of person.
Therefore.
He tacitly admitted it.
He silently walked into the courtyard compound.
However.
When he reached the gate, he stopped, turned around, and said to Third Aunt, “Third Aunt, you’re talking about the old me. From now on, I won’t do the things beasts do anymore.”
After Ye Jianguo finished speaking, he strode inside.
He left Third Aunt wearing a stunned expression.
What had happened to Ye Jianguo?
Had he changed?
But.
Was that possible?
Would this street loafer really change?
Only if the sun rose in the west.
Third Aunt shook her head slightly, cursed once more under her breath, and then went to buy vegetables.
Ye Jianguo walked straight through the courtyard compound. Whenever he encountered its residents, he ignored them completely.
Now.
He wanted even more to return home and see his wife.
Mm.
And his two adorable daughters.
He was a complete daughter fanatic.
Now.
Having learned that he had a pair of darling twin daughters.
It went without saying.
He was incredibly excited and full of anticipation.
Ye Jianguo walked all the way to the rear courtyard.
But.
When he reached his own door, he stopped.
Although he was filled with anticipation and excitement and desperately wanted to see his wife and children.
But.
He also felt somewhat apprehensive.
He hesitated.
.....
“Creak, creak......”
Just then.
The door of the room beside him suddenly opened.
A woman walked out.
An exceptionally beautiful woman.
The moment Ye Jianguo saw her, he immediately knew who she was.
👉🏿--Lou Xiaoe.
She could be considered one of the few normal people in the entire courtyard compound.
At the same time.
Her life had also been tragic.
She married Xu Damao, but because he was infertile, she suffered for several years under the criticism that she could not have children.
It became her inner demon.
After divorcing Xu Damao, she spent a night with Sha Zhu after Deaf Old Madam brought them together.
She then traveled to Hong Kong, where she gave birth to a son fathered by Sha Zhu.
Later, she returned here.
Yet she continued to be exploited by Sha Zhu and Qin Huairu’s family.
It could be said that.
She was truly miserable.
She was a tragic figure.
When Ye Jianguo watched the television series back then, he felt deeply sorry for this woman.
With Ye Jianguo staring at her, Lou Xiaoe said unhappily, “Ye Jianguo, what are you looking at?”
As for Ye Jianguo.
Lou Xiaoe detested him intensely.
He was nothing but a street loafer and a hoodlum.
If that were all, it would be one thing.
What angered her most was that this bastard even beat his wife, and had even hit his children.
Therefore.
Lou Xiaoe hated Ye Jianguo immensely.
Hearing Lou Xiaoe’s words, Ye Jianguo naturally knew why she disliked him so much.
However.
He did not care. Instead, he smiled and could not resist teasing her, “If you weren’t looking at me, how would you know I was looking at you?”
“You!!!”
Lou Xiaoe was momentarily speechless, then snorted coldly. “Ye Jianguo, I’m warning you. If you dare hit Xiao Qian again, I definitely won’t let you off.”
Ye Jianguo was just about to speak when the door to his home opened as well.
.....