My happy life in a courtyard house with triplets.

Chapter 165: Preparations for Ye Family Village

Time flies. A full month has passed since Zhang Lei received the commendation from the police station.

The most noticeable changes in the courtyard house over the past month have been to Zhang Lei's east wing and rear building. What were once empty spaces have now been transformed into an elegant, tidy, independent courtyard with a small gate. The rear building has also been renovated, painted, and decorated, with bright windows and clean furniture that is pleasing to the eye.

That day, Zhang Lei stood in the courtyard, looking at the newly renovated east wing and rear building, his face full of a satisfied smile.

Master Lei—the senior contractor in charge of the construction—came over and said to Zhang Lei with a smile, "Boss, the house is all finished. Do you see if there's anything else that needs to be changed or added?"

Zhang Lei slowly walked around the east courtyard, his gaze sweeping over the three newly built houses and then looking at the hidden cellar in the corner of the courtyard. The look of satisfaction on his face grew stronger.

Afterwards, he went into the rear building and looked at the specially designed independent toilet and shower room. Then he went to the small courtyard of the rear building and looked at the small garden he had planned himself, as well as the small and exquisite four-cornered pavilion.

Everything went according to his plan, even better than he had imagined.

Zhang Lei turned around, looked at Master Lei, and said sincerely, "Master Lei, your skills are truly worthy of your ancestors who repaired the imperial palace. You live up to your reputation."

Upon hearing this, Master Lei smiled so broadly his eyes narrowed, and he quickly waved his hand, saying, "Boss, you flatter me. It's all thanks to your generosity and generous spending, providing ample materials, that I was able to do the job so smoothly. I might not have been able to perform as well as anyone else."

Zhang Lei looked at Master Lei and said decisively, "Master Lei, calculate how much money is still owed? I'll settle the rest in one go."

Master Lei quickly calculated in his mind and said, "Boss, another two hundred yuan will be enough for you."

Zhang Lei nodded, counted out 220 yuan from his pocket, handed it over, and said, "Master Lei, everyone has worked hard these past few days. Consider this extra 20 yuan as my treat to a meal to reward everyone."

Master Lei was taken aback for a moment, then quickly took the money, saying excitedly, "Thank you, sir! Thank you, sir! If there's anything else that needs repairing another day, please let me know!"

Zhang Lei nodded in satisfaction, watching Master Lei leave with his men.

Once everyone left, Zhang Lei turned to Ye Shuqin, Ye Shuqi, and Ye Shuhua, and asked, "Have you three bought everything I asked you to buy?"

Ye Shuqin nodded and said, "Honey, everything's bought."

Zhang Lei hummed in agreement and said, "Alright, now that we've bought everything, once Shuqi and Shuhua have asked for leave, we'll head back to Yejia Village."

At this moment, Ye Shuqi hesitated before stepping forward and saying, "Honey, aren't we buying a bit too much?"

Zhang Lei shook his head and said casually, "Not much. There are so many people in our family, it won't seem like much if we divide it up. Besides, three of us in our family earn money to support the family, so buying a little more won't hurt."

Ye Shuqin also stepped forward, somewhat embarrassed, and said, "Honey, this time we've secured six jobs for my brother and sister-in-law. Adding all this stuff, isn't it a bit too extravagant?"

Zhang Lei patted her hand and said gently, "We're all family, don't be so formal."

Upon hearing this, Ye Shuhua immediately hugged Zhang Lei happily and said with a smile, "Honey, you're so good to us! I'll definitely take good care of you and have many more children for you!"

Zhang Lei was amused by her and said, "Okay, you'd better give me seven or eight. Your man has plenty of money to support the family."

"Who's going to give you seven or eight?" Ye Shuhua pouted, feigning anger. "Do you think I'm some kind of old sow?"

Upon hearing this, everyone burst into laughter.

Ye Shuqin and Ye Shuqi listened from the side and couldn't help but laugh, but they were both thinking to themselves: We must take good care of our husband and give Zhang Lei more children.

The next morning, Zhang Lei took the three Ye sisters, Ye Shuqin and Ye Shuqin, onto the bus bound for Ye Family Village. Seeing their excited expressions, Zhang Lei also felt happy, thinking that this trip home would definitely go smoothly.

But as soon as the car started, Zhang Lei's expression suddenly changed, and his heart skipped a beat—he had completely forgotten that he gets carsick!

Once he got on the bus, he suddenly remembered something and immediately regretted it: he should have skipped breakfast.

Ye Shuqin, sitting to the side, quickly noticed his unease and asked with concern, "Husband, are you alright?"

Zhang Lei waved his hand and forced a smile, saying, "It's okay... Shuqin, you sit inside, I'll sit by the window."

Ye Shuqin nodded and was about to get up when she suddenly remembered something, and her expression changed: "Honey, I seem to remember you getting carsick..."

"Hurry, hurry, hurry!" Zhang Lei was already feeling unwell.

At this moment, Zhang Lei suddenly stuck his head out of the window, trying to breathe some fresh air to relieve the churning in his stomach.

Just then, out of the corner of his eye, he noticed that there was another person in the back seat, a few seats away from his, who was also sticking his head out of the window. Their eyes met awkwardly in mid-air.

Seeing this, Zhang Lei shouted urgently, "Quick, quick! Pull your head back in!"

The man was taken aback by Zhang Lei's shout, then his temper flared up, and he retorted defiantly, "No way!"

Zhang Lei frowned, his face pale, and, fighting off the churning in his stomach, said again, "Stop talking nonsense and pull your head back in!"

The man was stubborn too, glaring at Zhang Lei and saying, "You've already stuck your head out, why should I pull it back? I won't!"

Seeing that the man refused to listen to reason, Zhang Lei couldn't hold back any longer and gritted his teeth, saying, "Then I'm sorry."

As soon as he finished speaking, Zhang Lei felt a churning in his stomach, and with a loud "whoosh," he could no longer control himself and vomited.

With the wind generated by the car's rapid movement, Zhang Lei's vomit was instantly blown backward, landing squarely on the man's face.

"ah--!!!"

The man let out a piercing scream, jerked back, and frantically wiped his face with his hands.

This sudden scene instantly drew the attention of everyone on the bus. Everyone turned their heads and saw the vomit on the man's face. They were so frightened that they quickly moved to the side, afraid of getting it on themselves. The bus instantly descended into chaos.