My happy life in a courtyard house with triplets.

Chapter 179: Arranging Schooling for the Children

At this moment, the older woman looked at Yi Zhonghai and asked, "What did the old lady say?"

Yi Zhonghai said helplessly, "The old lady has already arranged for someone to investigate, but no one knows the specific results."

An older woman said with some concern, "Why didn't the old lady entrust this matter to you? Is she...?"

Yi Zhonghai glanced at the old woman and interrupted, "Alright, stop overthinking. We'll do whatever the old lady says. Whether we can find out or not is none of our business. But... it's good that Zhu Zi got hurt."

Hearing Yi Zhonghai say this, the middle-aged woman was startled and quickly said, "Old Yi, Zhuzi, it can't be you...!"

Before he could finish speaking, Yi Zhonghai glared back at him: "What nonsense are you thinking? How could I possibly do such a thing?"

Seeing Yi Zhonghai's expression, the middle-aged woman breathed a sigh of relief and repeatedly said, "That's good, that's good!"

Yi Zhonghai looked at his wife and explained helplessly, "What I mean is, now that the pillar has been kicked down, I doubt any girl will be interested in him anymore. That way, he'll give up on getting married and will be more devoted to taking care of us in our old age."

Hearing this, the older woman said somewhat awkwardly, "Wouldn't this be inappropriate? After all, he's still young..."

Yi Zhonghai looked at her and said dismissively, "What's wrong with that? This way he can settle down. At worst, we can find Zhuzi someone... someone with worse conditions, or a widow, as long as she can take care of him in his old age."

That night, Zhang Lei lay in bed, embracing Ye Shuqin, enjoying the fragrance of his wife's body. Comfortably, he couldn't help but sigh, "Home is best." The old saying, "There's no place like home," was certainly true.

In the next room, He Yushui and Ye Shuhua were sleeping together. He Yushui was originally going to go back to her own home, but Zhang Lei saw that she was in a bad mood and was afraid that she, a young girl, would overthink things if she went back, so he asked Ye Shuhua to sleep with her so that she could look after her.

The next morning, Zhang Lei got up early and went to the front yard.

As soon as Yan Fugui opened the door, he saw Zhang Lei standing there and asked, somewhat puzzled, "Zhang Lei, were you waiting for me?"

Zhang Lei smiled, took a handful of candy from his pocket and handed it to Yan Fugui, saying, "Uncle, I need to talk to you about something."

Looking at the candy in his hand, Yan Fugui instantly beamed with joy and said, "Hey, Zhang Lei, why are you being so polite? We're from the same compound." As he spoke, he subtly slipped the candy into his pocket.

Zhang Lei looked at him, not paying any attention, and said with a smile, "Third Uncle, when it comes to knowing schools well in our compound, you're the best. You know, my three brothers-in-law's children just came to the city, and I'd like you to help them with their school enrollment."

Upon hearing Zhang Lei's words, Yan Fugui immediately understood that it was about his child's school enrollment.

Yan Fugui patted his chest with a smile and said, "This is easy to handle, but..."

Before he could finish speaking, Zhang Lei said directly, "So, I'll give you one yuan per child, plus two jin of coarse grains."

Upon hearing this, Yan Fugui's eyes widened, and he said in disbelief, "Are you serious?"

Zhang Lei nodded and said, "Really. My three brothers-in-law have a total of seven children, all of whom are old enough to start school, and in different grades. I believe you can find a way."

Yan Fugui stared blankly at Zhang Lei, then his smile widened, and he patted his chest, saying, "Don't worry, I know people in every grade at school, and the principal is a close friend of mine. I'll handle this!"

Zhang Lei took out five yuan from his pocket and said, "Uncle, please take this five yuan as a deposit for the matter. I will personally bring you the rest of the money and food after the child finishes school."

Yan Fugui looked at the five yuan, his eyes narrowing into slits with a smile, and said, "Okay, okay, don't worry, this is no problem. Just watch me, I guarantee I'll get it sorted out for you in a day!"

Zhang Lei smiled and nodded, thinking to himself: "Professionals doing professional things, that saying is definitely true."

Soon, Zhang Lei left the courtyard and bought a large amount of steamed buns, fried dough sticks, soy milk, and tofu pudding.

After Zhang Lei bought it, he asked Ye Shuqin, Ye Shuqi, and Ye Shuhua to invite the other people to dinner.

After the meal, everyone gathered together, looking at the food on the table, feeling a little embarrassed.

But Zhang Lei said, "Big brother, second brother, third brother, don't refuse. Even if you wanted to start a fire, you wouldn't have anything now."

The three of them listened to Zhang Lei's words and smiled awkwardly. They knew that although they had said that last night, Zhang Lei had bought things again today, and they were really embarrassed.

Zhang Lei looked at them and said with a smile, "Today, let Shuqin, Shuqi, and Shuhua show you around Beijing. Tell Shuqin what you need to buy and what you might need."

Then, stopping Ye Jianjun who was about to speak, he said, "Brother, don't speak yet. I know what you mean, but you probably don't have that many tickets right now. Take them for now, and you can return them to me later when you have more."

Ye Jianjun nodded with emotion and said, "Don't worry, once we start working, we'll pay you back little by little."

After he finished speaking, everyone noticed He Yushui standing to the side.

Seeing He Yushui's reserved demeanor, Ye Shuhua introduced her directly to everyone: "Eldest brother, second brother, third brother, eldest sister-in-law, second sister-in-law, third sister-in-law, this is our neighbor from the Central Court, He Yushui."

Everyone greeted He Yushui warmly when they saw her. Looking at the friendly crowd, He Yushui no longer felt reserved as she had at the beginning.

Zhang Lei recounted the story of He Yushui's older brother, Sha Zhu, to everyone, and they all sighed with emotion upon hearing it.

At this moment, Zhang Lei looked at everyone and said, "Today I'll go keep Yushui company first and find out about her brother's situation. You guys go buy some things first, see if you need anything, and I'll take care of it for you when I get back."

Ye Jianlin stepped forward and said, "Alright, Zhang Lei, go ahead and do your work. There are so many of us; we can handle even this small matter."

Zhang Lei thought about it and agreed, so he nodded.

Then, he walked over to Ye Shuqin and whispered, "Shuqin, tell my elder brother and the others about the family situation and temperament of everyone in our courtyard today, so that we won't suffer losses when we encounter other people."

Ye Shuqin nodded and said, "Don't worry, honey. Even if you don't tell me, I know what to say."