My happy life in a courtyard house with triplets.

Chapter 188: Finding Factory Director Yang

An older woman and a deaf old woman came out of He Daqing's house. The older woman looked at the deaf old woman anxiously and said, "Grandma, what should we do with He Daqing's attitude?"

The deaf old woman, her face turning ashen with anger, gritted her teeth and said, "Since he doesn't know what's good for him, then don't blame me for being impolite! Let's go to the steel mill!"

Upon hearing that they were going to a steel rolling mill, the older woman paused, puzzled, and said, "Grandma, shouldn't we be going to the police station? What are we going to the steel rolling mill for?"

The deaf old woman glared at her and said irritably, "Just go where I tell you to go! Stop babbling!"

The older woman was startled by the deaf old woman's imposing manner, quickly lowered her head, and dared not ask any more questions, repeatedly saying, "Okay, okay, old lady, I'll listen to you and go to the steel mill!"

When Ye Shuqin got home, she saw Zhang Lei and her face immediately lit up with a surprised smile, but with a hint of worry, she went up to him and looked him over from head to toe.

Zhang Lei was amused by her nervous look, reached out and pinched her cheek, reassuring her, "Don't worry, nothing's missing."

Ye Shuqin rolled her eyes at him, but smiled and said, "Honey, you've only been gone for two days, and I've been so worried. How could I not be?"

Zhang Lei took her hand and said, "You're back safe and sound, aren't you?"

Ye Shuqin nodded, then, remembering something, asked, "What about the rainwater?"

Zhang Lei said, "Yu Shui is with her dad."

Then, Zhang Lei recounted to Ye Shuqin the whole story, from going to Baoding to pick up He Daqing, to returning to the post office to check the mail, and then leading the police to the courtyard to arrest Yi Zhonghai.

Ye Shuqin was stunned, her mouth agape as she exclaimed, "My God, I never imagined Yi Zhonghai was this kind of person! His thoughts are far too deep!"

Zhang Lei sighed and said, "Yes, that's what they mean by knowing a person's face but not their heart."

Only then did he realize that Ye Shuqin was alone in the house, so he asked, "Shuqin, where is everyone else? Why are you home alone?"

Ye Shuqin said, "I'm off today, and they all went to Beihai Park. I didn't want to go, so I stayed home by myself."

Zhang Lei's heart skipped a beat, and he instantly understood—she wanted to wait for him to come home.

A warm feeling welled up in his heart, and he couldn't help but cup Ye Shuqin's face and kiss her on the lips.

This sudden action startled Ye Shuqin. She quickly shrank back, her face turning as red as an apple, and whispered, "Husband, what are you doing? In broad daylight..."

Zhang Lei, however, didn't seem to mind. Seeing her shy expression, he laughed and said, "So what if it's broad daylight? She's my wife, I can kiss her whenever I want!"

Upon hearing this, Ye Shuqin's face turned even redder. She lowered her head, but couldn't help but smile slightly at the corners of her mouth.

Ye Shuqin and Zhang Lei had just been being affectionate for a while when they were startled by the sound of the door being pushed open.

Ye Shuqi and Ye Shuhua were overjoyed to see Zhang Lei return, and shouted in unison, "Honey, you're finally back!"

Zhang Lei looked at the two men, and their three families following behind them, and stood up with a smile, saying, "You're all back? Did you enjoy Beihai Park?"

At this moment, Ye Ming shouted, "This is fun!"

The seven or eight children behind them also started chattering away, and the atmosphere suddenly became lively.

The eldest brother, Ye Jianjun, looked at Zhang Lei and said with a smile, "You're finally back, kid. If you hadn't come back, my three younger sisters would have been missing you so much they couldn't sleep."

Hearing Ye Jianjun's teasing, Ye Shuqin, Ye Shuqi, and Ye Shuhua blushed with embarrassment and glared angrily at their eldest brother.

Seeing this, Ye Jianjun's sister-in-law, Wang Lihua, pinched his waist and said, "You're so talkative!"

Ye Jianjun smiled awkwardly and dared not say anything more.

Soon, Zhang Lei recounted his trip to Baoding.

Everyone was overjoyed to hear this, as they hadn't expected things to go so smoothly.

At this moment, Ye Jianlin said, "No wonder we saw everyone in the yard discussing Yi Zhonghai as soon as we got back. So that's what happened."

Looking at Ye Jianjun, Zhang Lei suddenly remembered and asked, "Big brother, second brother, third brother, have the children's schooling arrangements been finalized?"

Ye Jianjun looked at Zhang Lei and said, "It's settled. This is all thanks to your help with Uncle Yan Fugui, the third uncle, which allowed the children to start school so quickly."

Upon hearing that everything was settled, Zhang Lei nodded and said, "That's good. The children can go to school as usual, and we can go to work as usual. Neither will interfere with the other."

At this moment, Zhao Chunyan, the second sister-in-law, looked at Zhang Lei and said, "Zhang Lei, don't take offense, but I feel like you're always worrying about things."

Zhang Lei looked at his second sister-in-law Zhao Chunyan and said, "Second sister-in-law, you don't know, do you? I'm the fourth uncle in this courtyard."

Upon hearing this, everyone was taken aback.

Ye Shuhua, who was standing nearby, quickly explained the origin of Zhang Lei's nickname "Fourth Uncle" to everyone.

After hearing the origin of Zhang Lei's title "Fourth Uncle," Zhao Chunyan and the others were both amused and exasperated, saying, "Your system of 'grandfathers' in this courtyard is really hilarious."

Zhang Lei looked at his second sister-in-law and the others, smiled, and said, "It's just a title. Actually, I just can't stand seeing He Yushui being bullied in the yard, and her brother is a simpleton who's always causing trouble. I thought it wasn't easy for a young girl, so I wanted to help her if I could."

At this moment, the third brother, Ye Jianqiang, spoke up: "I think Zhang Lei did the right thing. If this kind of thing happened in our village, he would have been kicked out long ago."

Everyone nodded in agreement, finding the statement to be reasonable.

At this moment, Zhang Lei quietly went to the kitchen and, taking advantage of everyone's inattention, took out all the leftover seafood that he had previously stored in the Lou family's kitchen in the system space.

Then Zhang Lei called out, "Shuqin! I brought these good things back from Baoding. You and your sisters-in-law can cook them together later, and we'll have something nice to eat tonight!"

Upon hearing that there was delicious food, everyone looked towards the kitchen.

Upon suddenly seeing lobsters, abalone, and sea cucumbers, everyone asked Zhang Lei curiously, "What are these?"

After Zhang Lei fabricated a whole story about the origins of these seafood items and introduced them one by one, everyone realized that these were all valuable things.

Seeing how capable Zhang Lei was at such a young age, everyone admired him greatly.

Zhang Lei didn't care, since no one bothered to verify such things anyway.

While Zhang Lei's family was busily preparing dinner, the deaf old lady, supported by an older woman, arrived at the steel rolling mill.

The older woman was startled when she heard the deaf old lady was looking for Director Yang. She hadn't expected that the deaf old lady was related to Director Yang, the head of the steel rolling mill. However, she knew she shouldn't ask too many questions, so she cautiously followed behind the deaf old lady.

Soon, the deaf old lady arrived at Director Yang's office.

Normally, Director Yang wouldn't be here on his day off. But today he happened to be at the factory picking up some things, and we just happened to run into him.

Upon seeing the deaf old lady, Factory Director Yang immediately stood up from his chair, his face showing a mixture of surprise and respect. He quickly said, "Grandma? What brings you here?"