My happy life in a courtyard house with triplets.

Chapter 413: Houses Under Qin Huairu's Name

The Qin family members listened to Zhang Lei's words and fell into deep thought. The enormous wealth he had just mentioned had caught them off guard.

Zhang Lei led He Yushui out of the house and said to them, "You two discuss it for a while, we'll come back later. I hope you can make the right choice."

After Zhang Lei and He Yushui left, the Qin family began to discuss the matter.

Qin Dazhuang then spoke up, "Dad, what do you think we should do?"

Old Qin said, smoking a cigarette, "The house isn't ours, we don't want it."

Upon hearing that they didn't want a house, Qin Huairu's sister-in-law objected, saying, "Father, how can you do this? This is Beijing, this is a great opportunity for us to come to the city."

Qin's mother was still crying and sobbing, thinking about her daughter Qin Huairu.

Qin Dazhuang, who was standing nearby, was also delighted when he heard that it was a good opportunity to come to Beijing.

Old Qin struck him on the head with his pipe, saying, "You think your head's made of cow dung? You think Beijing is easy to infiltrate? You think people were being nice to you just now because they were kind to you? Neither of you can think straight. You live in Beijing, but how will you live? Do you have land here? Can you grow crops? Or do you have jobs, just sitting here waiting to die? Tell me, is this house in your names? Or is it in your hands?"

Listening to Old Man Qin's words, Qin Dazhuang and his wife remained silent.

After waiting a while, Old Man Qin thought for a moment and said, "Let's take the money. It's more reassuring to have money in hand. I don't feel at ease with the house. If I really want the house, it'll probably end up like what that young man said earlier—I won't get either the house or the money. There are too many shady dealings in the city; let's not get involved."

Hearing Qin Laohan's words, Qin Huairu's sister-in-law was somewhat displeased.

At this moment, Old Man Qin spoke up, saying, "Half of this money is for you."

Upon hearing this, Qin Huairu's sister-in-law exclaimed excitedly, "Father, really?"

Old Qin nodded, puffing on his cigarette.

Qin Dazhuang, who was standing to the side, wanted to say something, but his wife glared at him and shut him up.

Old Qin looked at his son and couldn't help but shake his head.

Soon, Zhang Lei and He Yushui brought some food and came into the house. They looked at the Qin family and said, "You've been on the road for so long, you must be hungry. Have something to eat first."

Looking at the dishes on the table, the Qin family members couldn't help but swallow hard—they saw meat.

Zhang Lei looked at them and said, "How are you going to choose? Do you have a plan?"

Qin Huairu's sister-in-law, who was standing nearby, said happily, "We've got it! We need the money!"

Zhang Lei felt relieved when he heard that money was needed.

Old Qin tapped the table with his pipe and said, "We want the money, but 200 yuan is a bit unreasonable, considering it's three rooms."

Upon hearing this, Zhang Lei immediately understood and said, "How about 300? That's the highest I can offer."

After listening to Zhang Lei's words, Old Man Qin silently smoked his pipe and said, "Okay."

Qin Huairu's sister-in-law and Qin Dazhuang, who were standing to the side, looked at their father in disbelief as he asked for another 100 yuan.

He Yushui, who was behind Zhang Lei, wanted to say something to him, but Zhang Lei just patted her hand and told her not to worry about it.

Soon, after the Qin family had eaten and drunk their fill, they signed their names on the paper.

Zhang Lei took out 300 yuan from his pocket and asked the Qin family to count it.

Looking at the 300 yuan on the table, Old Qin's hand trembled involuntarily. This was an amount of money he never dared to dream of. But looking at Zhang Lei's calm eyes, he felt that Zhang Lei treated the 300 yuan as if it were nothing, as if he were just taking out a piece of paper, so easily.

Soon after, Zhang Lei took them to see Qin Huairu's body and chose a cemetery to bury her.

Zhang Lei went to such lengths partly for He Yushui's sake, and partly because he had a past with Qin Huairu and wanted to put an end to it.

After it was over, He Yushui looked at Zhang Lei and said, "Brother Zhang Lei, thank you for your help with our family's affairs."

Zhang Lei looked at He Yushui, held her head and said, "Your family is your family, you are my woman, your business is my business."

He Yushui nodded silently and nestled in Zhang Lei's arms.

Zhang Lei looked at He Yushui and hugged her tightly.

He knew that He Yushui had gone through so many changes and was more vulnerable. Otherwise, why would she have clung to him so tightly every time she encountered a problem these past few days, without any sense of security?

However, just as the Qin family's matter was resolved, Zhang Lei and He Yushui arrived at the place where He Yuzhu used to live in the Intermediate Court, only to see Jia Zhangshi and Bang Geng standing at the door, trying to go inside.

Zhang Lei, seeing this, shouted, "Jia Zhangshi, what are you doing?"

When Jia Zhangshi saw Zhang Lei and Yu Shui approaching, she immediately said, "Zhang Lei, what are you shouting for?"

Zhang Lei said, "Jia Zhangshi, why aren't you staying at home? What are you doing here?"

Jia Zhangshi looked at Zhang Lei and said, "What am I doing here? I'm here for a house, of course."

Upon hearing that she wanted a house, He Yushui immediately flew into a rage and said, "Jia Zhangshi, what kind of house do you want? This is my brother's house."

Looking at He Yushui, Jia Zhangshi said directly, "He Yushui, you brat, you dare to lie to me. What do you mean, 'your brother's house'? This is Qin Huairu's house. And our Banggeng is Qin Huairu's son, so this house should be given to our Banggeng to use when he gets married."

Everyone in the courtyard was taken aback when they heard Jia Zhangshi's statement.

Zhang Lei frowned; he hadn't expected Jia Zhangshi to pull this stunt. Actually, Jia Zhangshi wasn't that clever; it was Xu Damao, who had been silently watching from the crowd, who was behind it all.

When Xu Damao saw the Qin family members arrive, he paused at the door for a while. Unexpectedly, he heard that Sha Zhu's house had been transferred to Qin Huairu. This was something he hadn't expected, so he told Jia Zhangshi about it.

Jia Zhangshi was the kind of person who wouldn't do anything without a profit, so how could she miss such a good opportunity? That's how this whole thing happened.

Zhang Lei looked at Jia Zhangshi and said, "Jia Zhangshi, Qin Huairu has already left your Jia family, and she made it clear from the beginning that she had no relationship with anyone in your Jia family. Everyone in the courtyard knows this. Don't make trouble here. No matter how the house is rotated, it will never be your Jia family's turn."

Everyone nodded in agreement.

Liu Haizhong also spoke up, saying, "Mrs. Jia, Zhang Lei is right. Everyone knew Qin Huairu and your son Jia Dongxu divorced back then. How could you possibly want the house now?"

The others nodded in agreement.