My happy life in a courtyard house with triplets.

Chapter 236: Ye Shuqi Leads People to the Zhang Family

The dinner table was quiet, save for the clinking of bowls and chopsticks and the sounds of chewing. He Yushui hesitated for a long time before finally managing to call out, "Dad..."

Before she could finish speaking, He Daqing interrupted her: "Yushui, go back to your room and rest after you finish eating."

He Yushui glanced at her father, then at Qin Huairu, swallowed the words that were on the tip of her tongue, and got up to leave the table.

Only the two of them remained in the room. He Daqing looked up at Qin Huairu and said in a cold tone, "I'm giving you one last chance. If you still want to have anything to do with the Jia family, leave the He family, and I will compensate you."

Qin Huairu's eyes instantly reddened, tears streaming down her face. She cried as she protested, "He Daqing, now that I've married into the He family, I've long since let go of the Jia family's affairs. Why do you keep testing me? What's the point of doing this?"

Seeing her tears, He Daqing clenched his fist. After she calmed down a bit, he said, "I understand what you mean. Since you've chosen me, I will treat you well from now on. I will handle everything with the Jia family."

Qin Huairu nodded upon hearing this, raising her hand to forcefully wipe away the tears on her face, as if she had exhausted all her strength. She looked at He Daqing, whose expression was calm, and sighed inwardly—in the past, when she shed tears like this, others would always comfort her softly, but the man in front of her showed no emotion whatsoever.

A few days passed in the blink of an eye. Early Sunday morning, Zhang Lei stretched and did some simple stretching exercises in his yard.

Ye Shuqin glanced at the clock on the wall and said to him, "Honey, it'll be almost time for Shuqi to bring his colleagues back. Go buy some vegetables and meat later."

Zhang Lei thought for a moment and nodded in agreement: "Alright, I understand. This is the first time Shuqi has brought a colleague home for dinner. I'd like to see who's making her take it so seriously."

As he spoke, he clenched his fist and gestured to Ye Shuqin.

Ye Shuqin laughed at his expression: "Honey, you're being too petty. Shuqi has finally brought someone back for the first time, you can't give him a hard time."

Zhang Lei listened to the instructions and repeatedly replied, "Okay, okay, I understand."

Soon, Zhang Lei left the courtyard and rode his bicycle around for about ten minutes.

Judging that it was about time, he took out some meat and vegetables from his personal space, but after thinking for a moment, he put half of the meat back.

He then pushed the cart back to the hospital.

As they walked to the front yard, Yan Fugui saw the vegetables and meat in his car and greeted him with a smile, "Hey, Zhang Lei, having a nice meal today?"

Zhang Lei replied with a smile, "Well, Shuqi's colleague came to visit today, so I bought some groceries to entertain the guest."

Yan Fugui pressed on curiously, "Colleague? Is it a colleague from the steel rolling mill?"

Zhang Lei thought for a moment and said, "I think so. This is the first time I've heard her say this."

After saying goodbye to Yan Fugui, Zhang Lei continued walking home.

Upon arriving at the Intermediate People's Court, I saw He Daqing and Qin Huairu chatting and laughing, preparing to leave.

Zhang Lei stepped forward with a smile and asked, "Uncle He, are you getting ready to go out?"

He Daqing looked at him and replied with a smile, "Yes, the houses have been allocated. Qin Huairu and I are going to tidy up the two rooms that the deaf old lady had, add some furniture, and that will be our new house."

Zhang Lei immediately smiled and congratulated him, "Uncle He, congratulations!"

He then looked at Qin Huairu and teased, "Qin Huairu, may you have a son soon."

Qin Huairu was displeased, but simply replied, "Thank you."

Zhang Lei sensed a hint of resentment in her words, but he didn't take it to heart.

Yan Fugui overheard their conversation and quickly ran over to He Daqing, asking, "He Daqing, you just mentioned allocating houses, where are they allocated to?"

He Daqing glanced at him and said, "Old Yan, what business is it of yours where I get my share? Why are you in such a hurry?"

Yan Fugui quickly put on a smile and said, "We're neighbors in the same courtyard, so I was just showing you some concern."

Looking at his forced smile, He Daqing said directly, "Old Yan, mind your own business. My affairs are none of your concern."

After saying that, he led Qin Huairu away.

Seeing Yan Fugui standing there in a daze, the three women stepped forward and asked, "Old Yan, what were you and He Daqing talking about?"

Yan Fugui angrily cursed, "That He Daqing, he really doesn't know what's good for him! I'm the third eldest uncle in the courtyard, and he doesn't give me any face at all."

The third aunt also looked displeased after hearing this: "What? He actually dared to give you attitude? Honestly, ever since he married Qin Huairu, he's been so smug, his tail is practically wagging in the air."

Yan Fugui chimed in, "Yeah, that old geezer, everyone knows he's so much older than Qin Huairu, old enough to be her father, yet he still brings her around to show off every day, as if he's afraid others won't know about the shameless things he's done."

Yan Fugui only dared to curse behind people's backs, and didn't dare to say these things in front of He Daqing at all. He angrily took the three aunts home.

Good news doesn't travel far, but bad news travels fast. The news that He Daqing had been allocated the two rooms that the deaf old lady had quickly spread throughout the courtyard.

Upon learning this in the backyard, Liu Haizhong was so enraged that he smashed the porcelain mug he was holding on the ground, cursing, "He Daqing, how could he possibly get those two rooms? Didn't Director Wang say they belonged to the public? What right does he have?"

An older woman, seeing Liu Haizhong's anger, advised, "Old Liu, why don't you go down and ask what happened? I heard about this from the third aunt."

Liu Haizhong thought for a moment, straightened his clothes, put his hands behind his back, and walked towards the front yard with a stern face.

Zhang Lei was unaware that a single conversation he had with He Daqing had sparked a flurry of discussion throughout the entire courtyard about his room allocation.

He had already returned home and was lying on a recliner humming a tune, while Ye Shuhua massaged his shoulders.

Seeing his contented expression, Ye Shuhua smiled and asked, "Honey, when are we going fishing?"

Zhang Lei patted her hand to comfort her, saying, "Not today. Your second sister brought people back, and we, as a family, must properly entertain our guests."

Ye Shuhua looked displeased: "Second Sister just brought a colleague home, does our whole family have to accompany her? I finally have a day off today, why don't you take me fishing?"

Zhang Lei patiently said, "Don't worry, it's only morning. I reckon your second sister's colleague will leave after lunch, and then we can go fishing together this afternoon."

Ye Shuhua nodded, "Alright then, you can't go back on your word."

Zhang Lei smiled and replied, "Okay, don't worry, I won't go back on my word."

Zhang Lei and Ye Shuhua were having a lively conversation when Ye Shuqi suddenly appeared in the back room with someone.

When Zhang Lei saw Ye Shuqi arrive with his men, he quickly stood up.

Ye Shuhua looked in Ye Shuqi's direction and saw a beautiful woman following behind her. She immediately stepped forward happily: "Second Sister, is this the colleague you were talking about?"

Ye Shuqi smiled and replied, "Shuhua, this is Ding Qiunan, the colleague I told you about. She's now my good friend."