My happy life in a courtyard house with triplets.

Chapter 16: Zhang Lei's Confidence

The next morning, the entire Ye family sat together in the main room to eat breakfast.

At this moment, Zhang Yulan looked at her eldest daughter-in-law, Wang Lihua, and said, "Eldest daughter-in-law, go to the backyard and call Xiaolei and Shuqin to get up and have breakfast together."

Upon hearing her mother-in-law's words, Wang Lihua stood up and headed towards the backyard.

At this moment, Li Xiumei shouted, "Don't go. Xiao Lei and the others must be exhausted from last night. Let them get some more sleep."

At this moment, Ye Zhenshan, who was sitting in the main seat, also spoke up, saying, "Sit down, listen to your grandma, let's eat first." Wang Lihua listened to her grandfather's words and sat down. Everyone stopped waiting for Zhang Lei and the others and started eating breakfast.

Zhang Lei and the other three slept until around 10 a.m. when Ye Shuqin and Ye Shuqi woke up and saw that it was already bright outside. They quickly got dressed and, despite their physical pain, knocked on Ye Shuhua's door.

At this moment, Zhang Lei was still fast asleep, holding Ye Shuhua in his arms. Hearing the knock on the door, Ye Shuhua lazily said, "Who is it? So early in the morning." Zhang Lei opened his eyes, looked at Ye Shuhua in his arms, and then patted her, saying, "Shuhua, it's time to get up, it's getting late."

Ye Shuhua looked up at Zhang Lei, then remembered that she was already married. She shyly burrowed into the covers and said, "Zhang...Brother Zhang Lei, you...you get up first." Seeing Ye Shuhua's shy expression, Zhang Lei dressed himself and opened the door. Seeing Ye Shuqin and Ye Shuqi outside, he smiled and said, "Good morning."

Hearing Zhang Lei's greeting, the two awkwardly replied with "Good morning." At this moment, Ye Shuqin looked at Zhang Lei and said with a smile, "Honey, is Shuhua up yet?" Just then, a voice came from inside the house saying, "Eldest sister, second sister, that's good, I'm up now." Ye Shuqi ran straight into the house to check on Ye Shuhua. Ye Shuhua, who was getting dressed, was startled, but relaxed when she saw it was Ye Shuqi.

At this moment, Ye Shuqin urged Ye Shuhua inside the room, "Shuhua, hurry up, Mom and Dad will start nagging soon."

Soon, Ye Shuhua got dressed, ran out, and even made a face at Zhang Lei.

Zhang Lei looked at the mischievous Ye Shuhua, and then led the three of them to the main room.

At this moment, only Ye Zhenshan, Li Xiumei, Ye Shouhe, and Zhang Yulan remained in the main room, waiting for Zhang Lei and the others.

When they saw Zhang Lei and the others coming over, the four of them smiled and looked at them.

At this moment, Ye Shuqin and the other two blushed with embarrassment.

Zhang Lei, steeling himself, led the three of them to the center of the main room and then apologized, "Grandpa, Grandma, Mom, Dad, we overslept."

At this moment, Ye Zhenshan, who was sitting in the head seat, said with a smile, "It's alright, it's alright. You young people should sleep more, unlike us old people who need less sleep."

At this moment, Li Xiumei said, "Alright, you four are up too. Hurry up and go eat. I've saved some food for you."

Zhang Lei led the three of them to sit down and eat, while Zhang Yulan pulled Ye Shuqin over and whispered some instructions to her.

Hearing her mother's words, Ye Shuqin nodded and said, "Mom, I understand. We'll go after we finish eating."

While they were eating, Ye Shuqin and her two sisters-in-law walked in from outside.

Second sister-in-law Zhao Chunyan jokingly said, "Oh, so the groom and the three brides are up!"

At this moment, Ye Shuqin said, "Sister-in-law, please don't make fun of us."

At this moment, Wang Lihua, the eldest sister-in-law, said with a smile, "Who's laughing at you? Your second sister-in-law isn't laughing at you either. The later you get up, the better."

Ye Shuhua, who was standing to the side, didn't understand her sister-in-law's meaning and asked directly, "Second sister, what does sister-in-law mean?"

Everyone couldn't help but laugh when they saw Ye Shuhua's expression.

At this moment, Sun Qiuyue, the third sister-in-law, whispered something in Ye Shuhua's ear, making Ye Shuhua blush.

After finishing their meal quickly, Ye Shuqin and the other two were taken away by their three sisters-in-law.

Zhang Lei could only sit alone in the main room, talking with several elders.

At this moment, Ye Shouhe took out the betrothal money Zhang Lei had given him from his pocket and said, "Xiao Lei, take this money and live a good life in the city from now on."

Zhang Lei refused outright, saying, "Dad, I can't accept this money. It was originally intended as betrothal gifts for Shuqin and the other two girls, so you should keep it. What would it look like if I took it back?"

Ye Shouhe glanced at Zhang Yulan, who then said, "Xiaolei, Mom knows your intentions, but this is a bit too much. Besides, you need money for everything in the city. You should accept it."

Zhang Lei said directly, "Mom and Dad, I know you mean well, but it's really not necessary. Besides, I have a job. And when Shuqin and the other two come to the city with me, I'll find them jobs too. Then our whole family can work together and earn money, and we won't have a bad life."

Hearing Zhang Lei say this, Ye Shouhe was somewhat skeptical and said, "Zhang Lei, we know that at this time of year, we can't even get enough to eat, let alone have that much work."

At this point, Zhang Lei quickly explained that the two jobs he held were left behind by his parents after their sacrifice.

Upon hearing Zhang Lei's words, Ye Shouhe suddenly realized what was going on.

Seeing Ye Shouhe's expression, Zhang Lei continued, "Besides, I'm really not short of money right now. I still have over 2000 yuan on me."

When Ye Shouhe heard that Zhang Lei still had more than 2000 yuan, he was shocked. He didn't expect Zhang Lei to be so rich.

Ye Zhenshan then spoke up, "Alright, Shouhe, since Xiaolei is capable, you can keep the money."

Zhang Lei smiled and said, "Yes, Dad, just listen to Grandpa. You can use this money to help with household expenses. There are so many people in our family, and you're the village chief. We definitely can't take care of all the neighbors in the village, so we need your help. You can keep this money; it'll make things easier for you."

Meanwhile, Ye Shuqin and her two sisters-in-law led them to the west wing.

At this moment, Zhao Chunyan, seeing the three of them walking awkwardly, smiled and whispered, "Shuqin, tell your second sister-in-law, how's Zhang Lei doing in that area?"

Hearing her second sister-in-law's question, Ye Shuqin said shyly, "Second sister-in-law, why are you like this?"

Wang Lihua, Zhao Chunyan's sister-in-law, patted her on the shoulder and said, "That's right, why are you asking that? You should ask how long Xiaolei lasted."

Wang Lihua's words caused Zhao Chunyan and Sun Qiuyue to burst into laughter, while Ye Shuqin and the other two blushed even more.

Ye Shuhua said with a hint of anger, "Eldest sister-in-law, second sister-in-law, third sister-in-law, why are you all like this? How can you ask about that kind of thing so directly?"

Zhao Chunyan looked at the three of them and said, "What's wrong with that? It's not like we're all women."

At this moment, Ye Shuhua pulled Ye Shuqi's arm and said, "Second sister, look at the sisters-in-law."

Zhao Chunyan added, "Don't worry, the door is closed. Just tell us what you think, and we'll give you some advice."

At this moment, Ye Shuqin said shyly, "I don't know what happened, I was so tired yesterday that I fainted."

Upon hearing that he had fainted from exhaustion, the three sisters-in-law gaped in disbelief.