Courtyard Chronicles: The Chef Who Refused to Be a Simp

Reborn as the neighborhood pushover in 1960s Beijing, He Yuzhu gets a game-changing upgrade: an infinite supplies system and the spine he always needed. No more being the nice guy who gets drained dry by scheming neighbors. Armed with gourmet delicacies from his magical space and street-smart cunning, he's flipping the script on every leech in the courtyard—starting with the manipulative widow who saw him as her personal ATM. Watch him cook his way to the top of the steel mill while serving cold revenge to those who underestimated him.