Courtyard Chronicles: Outsmarting the Siheyuan Schemers

Thrust into the cutthroat world of a Beijing courtyard, Zhang Renkang refuses to be anyone's stepping stone. From lowly kitchen assistant to canteen director, he'll beat back bullies, shut down freeloaders, and dodge scheming neighbors trying to trap him into lifelong obligations. In a place where everyone wants a piece of you, survival means playing smarter—not nicer. Watch him turn the tables on every schemer in the siheyuan while carving out his own path to prosperity.