My happy life in a courtyard house with triplets.

Chapter 83: Lifting a rock only to drop it on one's own foot

Watching the crowd hurriedly depart, a cold glint flashed in Zhang Lei's eyes as he silently added another mark against Jia Dongxu in his heart.

He had long wanted to avenge the original owner of this body, but he hadn't found the right opportunity yet.

After all, we live in a society governed by the rule of law, and we cannot leave any handle that could be used against us.

Moreover, Zhang Lei didn't want Jia Dongxu to die so easily; this score needed to be settled slowly.

After all, a person's suffering is never just physical pain.

Mental torment and torture are the most devastating and fatal.

After leaving Zhang Lei's courtyard, the group huddled together in twos and threes, unable to resist discussing the matter in hushed tones.

They were all speechless, feeling that the turn of events had been too fast and completely beyond their expectations.

Everyone initially thought that Zhang Lei had set a trap for Jia Dongxu and Yan Jiecheng, causing them to incur high-interest loans.

Who would have thought that these two would turn around and try to scheme against Zhang Lei, only to end up losing more than they gained and ultimately shooting themselves in the foot.

After Zhang Lei locked the door to the back courtyard, he took Ye Shuqin, Ye Shuqi, and Ye Shuhua back to the room to continue chatting.

Ye Shuhua, her face flushed with anger, clenched her little fists and said, "Honey, they're so awful! Not only did they set you up to gamble, but now they're framing you!"

Zhang Lei chuckled and ruffled her hair, gently comforting her, "Don't worry, do you think your man would fall for such a petty trick? Can't you see they're already reaping what they sowed, burdened with high-interest loans?"

Ye Shuhua was still furious, her lips pouting so much they could hang an oil bottle on them: "We can't let them off so easily. If I had known it would turn out like this, I would have kicked them hard back then."

Looking at her charmingly naive yet earnest expression, Zhang Lei's eyes were full of laughter as he patiently reassured her, "Alright. Aren't I fine now? Don't worry, those two definitely won't get away with it. Evil has its retribution, and they'll get what they deserve."

In fact, Zhang Lei could see the three of them's worries, but the incident happened so suddenly that he didn't have time to explain it to them beforehand.

Soon, with Zhang Lei's gentle reassurance, the worries on the three women's faces disappeared, and they regained their smiles.

To soothe Zhang Lei's "wounded young heart" from the unwarranted harassment, the three sisters huddled together and whispered a few words. Then, blushing, they looked at him and decided to spend the night with him, letting him enjoy this unique triple happiness.

Meanwhile, at the Yan family's house, Yan Fugui had just stepped inside when he raised his hand and slapped Yan Jiecheng hard across the face.

He pointed at his son's nose, trembling with rage, and cursed, "You little bastard! You've completely disgraced me today!"

Yan Jiecheng was terrified and fell to his knees with a thud, repeatedly kowtowing and begging for forgiveness: "Dad, I know I was wrong, it's all, it's all Jia Dongxu's fault! He's the one who led me to do it!"

Hearing this, Yan Fugui's anger flared even more. His chest heaved violently, and he kicked him, yelling, "Get out! Get out of here! The Yan family doesn't have a son like you!"

Upon hearing this, the three women standing nearby were stunned. They quickly grabbed Yan Fugui's arm and pleaded urgently, "Old Yan, Jie Cheng is just confused for a moment. You can't send him away!"

Yan Fugui shook off the third aunt's hand, his eyes red as he growled, "If I don't kick him out, am I supposed to let him keep making up lies to deceive me? He still dares to say that now. Does he think he's completely innocent from the beginning? Is it all Jia Dongxu's fault?"

Upon hearing Yan Fugui's words, Yan Jiecheng immediately raised his hands and slapped himself across the face with both hands, the slaps landing loudly on his face.

He cried and said, "Dad, I know I was wrong. I shouldn't have gambled, I shouldn't have borrowed money from loan sharks. I was out of my mind!"

At this moment, Yan Jiefang and Yan Jiekuang, who were standing nearby, also rushed over and grabbed Yan Fugui's arm to plead for Yan Jiecheng. The whole family chimed in with their own words of goodwill.

Yan Fugui remained silent for a while, then his expression softened slightly. He said in a deep voice, "I'll give you the money tomorrow. Go and pay back the loan sharks. But let me tell you, this money was a loan from me. You'll pay it back to me at the bank's interest rate. Do you understand?"

Yan Jiexiang felt like she had grasped a lifeline, and hurriedly nodded in agreement, her voice trembling with tears: "Dad, Dad, I'll write you an IOU right now, and I'll definitely pay it back at bank interest rates!"

Meanwhile, the Jia family members all hung their heads, and the room was eerily quiet; no one was in the mood to speak.

Despite the excruciating pain in his lower body, Jia Dongxu looked pleadingly at Jia Zhangshi, his voice trembling with tears: "Mom, could you lend me some money first? I can't afford to pay those high-interest loans."

Madam Jia sighed heavily, her eyes reddening as she waved her hand, "Mom doesn't have that much money either. You should know, I already emptied my savings to pay back Zhang Lei, so where would I find the spare money to help you cover your losses?"

Upon hearing this, Jia Dongxu deflated, slumping onto the edge of the kang (heated brick bed) with a worried expression: "What should we do then?"

Just then, Qin Huairu, who was standing to the side, suddenly spoke up, her tone somewhat cautious: "Dongxu, why don't you wait for Grandpa to come back and ask him if he can help you?"

Upon hearing Qin Huairu's words, Jia Zhangshi's eyes lit up as if she had grasped a lifeline. She slapped her thigh and exclaimed, "That's right! And your master, Yi Zhonghai! If we could borrow some money from him to pay off the usurious loans, it might actually work!"

Upon hearing this, Jia Dongxu's worried expression immediately faded, and a glimmer of light appeared in his eyes.

After all, Yi Zhonghai always talked about needing him to take care of him in his old age and see him off in his final days, so it wasn't unreasonable for him to take some money from him to tide him over.

Little did Jia Dongxu know that, because of Jia Zhangshi's meddling, Yi Zhonghai and his wife had almost reached the point of divorce.

Now, the hope of getting Yi Zhonghai to help the Jia family is extremely slim.

Meanwhile, at the hospital, Yi Zhonghai and his wife were by the side of the elderly deaf woman who had just had dental work done. Yi Zhonghai leaned closer and raised his voice, asking softly, "Grandma, how are you feeling now? Is anything bothering you?"

The deaf old woman glanced at him, her mood heavy, her lips moved but she didn't say anything.

Seeing this, Yi Zhonghai quickly gave the older woman a wink.

The older woman understood immediately and quickly stepped forward with a smile, raising her voice to continue, "Grandma, the misunderstanding between Zhonghai and me has been cleared up. Those two teeth you lost were actually replaced with the best ceramic crowns, at Zhonghai's insistence!"

Hearing what the older woman said, the deaf old lady's expression softened a bit, and she felt more relaxed.

She looked up at Yi Zhonghai, her voice soft but clear: "Zhonghai, the Jia family is a bottomless pit, no matter how you try to fill it, it will never be filled. Find someone else to take care of them in their old age; don't count on Jia Dongxu anymore."