My happy life in a courtyard house with triplets.

Chapter 125: Six Jobs Secured

Qin Huairu looked at Jia Dongxu lying on the bed and said, "Mom, Dongxu definitely can't work anymore, so who in our family will go to work?"

Madam Jia glared at Qin Huairu and said, "What do you mean, who's going to work? It's definitely you who's going to work! Do you expect an old woman like me to work at my age?"

Qin Huairu was secretly pleased when she heard Jia Zhangshi say this. She thought that working was fine, it was better than staying at home and suffering from this old hag's temper.

Then Qin Huairu said, "Mom, if I'm working, then I'll have to trouble you to take care of things at home."

Hearing Qin Huairu say this, Jia Zhangshi was taken aback, and then said, "I understand, but you must come back at noon from now on, and come home early in the evening. You can't expect an old woman like me to do all the housework."

Hearing what Jia Zhangshi said, Qin Huairu could only nod.

Soon, it was afternoon.

Zhang Lei was still lying on a deck chair in his yard, chatting and joking with Ye Shuqin who was sitting next to him, while watching the workers busy in the distance.

Suddenly, a person stood at the gate of the courtyard.

Zhang Lei looked up and saw that it was the driver who had come with Lou Xiao'e last time.

Lou's driver quickly arrived in front of Zhang Lei.

Zhang Lei stood up, looked at the person who had come, and said, "What brings you here?"

The driver looked at Zhang Lei and said, "My master sent me."

As he spoke, he took out six job certificates from his person.

Zhang Lei looked at it, his eyes widening in surprise.

He hadn't expected Lou Bancheng to be so fast.

He originally thought that these six positions would take some time to fill, since Lou Bancheng was no longer involved in the steel rolling mill.

It seems we underestimated the Lou family.

Then Zhang Lei asked, "How much are these? I'll go get the money for you."

The driver waved his hand and said, "No need. My master said that we have already repaid the debt of saving our young lady's life. We hope that you will not have any further dealings with our young lady."

Upon hearing the driver's words, Zhang Lei instantly understood.

It turns out that Lou Bancheng felt he was somewhat greedy and wanted to completely sever ties with people like him.

Zhang Lei glanced at the driver and simply said one word: "Okay."

Upon hearing Zhang Lei's reply, the driver turned and left immediately.

Ye Shuqin stepped forward and said, "Honey, these six job positions are all set up so quickly?"

Zhang Lei said with a wry smile, "Yes. It seems Lou Bancheng really lived up to his nickname; his methods are swift indeed."

However, Zhang Lei thought to himself: Lou family, don't be so smug. Wait until after 1965, and I'll see if you, Lou Bancheng, will still be laughing.

Zhang Lei didn't hate the Lou family. After all, they were from different classes and different circles, and there was no need to force them to blend in.

Zhang Lei also realized that the Lou family were capitalists.

Although he was not in a position to judge whether the Lou family was good or bad, his original intention to actively help them avoid some trouble completely vanished at that moment.

Unless—the Lou family can exchange Lou Xiao'e for her.

Zhang Lei looked at the six work certificates in his hand; three were from the steel rolling mill and three were from the textile factory.

These six work certificates perfectly aligned with Zhang Lei's ideas.

His three brothers-in-law went to work at the steel rolling mill, and his three sisters-in-law went to work at the textile factory.

Ye Shuqin was very happy after hearing Zhang Lei's idea.

After all, her three older brothers and sister-in-law had always taken good care of her.

Now that Zhang Lei has found them jobs, he can bring them all to the city.

Seeing Ye Shuqin's happy expression, Zhang Lei smiled and said, "We'll go back to our hometown in a while and bring them over with us."

Ye Shuqin thought for a moment and said, "Honey, let's wait a little longer. Once our house is finished, they'll have a place to stay when they come."

Zhang Lei thought about it and agreed that it made sense. With so many people coming, there definitely wouldn't be enough rooms.

He smiled and pinched Ye Shuqin's cheek, saying, "You're so thoughtful."

As they were talking, Master Lei suddenly walked over with his apprentice.

When Zhang Lei saw Master Lei approaching, he stopped his playful expression and looked at Master Lei, saying, "Master Lei, what brings you here?"

Master Lei looked at Zhang Lei and said, "Boss, it's like this. Before we came, didn't we say that we also needed to install toilets in these three rooms in the back kitchen? So we're planning to lay water pipes here tomorrow and connect them to the main house."

Zhang Lei nodded and said, "Okay, Master Lei, please proceed according to your plan. Just let us know if you need anything."

At this point, Master Lei said somewhat embarrassedly, "Boss, the cost of building this house, along with other expenses, is quite high. Do you think...?"

Zhang Lei immediately understood what Master Lei meant and said, "Master Lei, I understand. Please wait a moment."

As he spoke, Zhang Lei quickly went inside, then counted out a thousand yuan from his storage space, took the money, and handed it to Master Lei, saying, "Master Lei, take this thousand yuan for now. We'll talk about it if you need more."

Master Lei was startled when he saw the thousand yuan and quickly said, "That's enough, that's enough!"

Seeing Lei's nervous expression, Zhang Lei smiled and said, "Lei, I hope the project can be completed a little faster, because some people from my hometown will be coming to stay with us soon."

Upon hearing Zhang Lei's words, Master Lei immediately agreed, "Okay, boss. I'll find more helpers to come and finish it for you ahead of schedule."

Zhang Lei smiled and nodded, saying, "Okay, very good. If there's anything you need me to do, please don't hesitate to ask."

Master Lei nodded quickly and agreed: "Don't worry, boss, I know what to do."

After Master Lei left, Ye Shuqin looked at Zhang Lei with some concern and said, "Honey, haven't we spent too much?"

"I heard from the older women in the courtyard that their houses are all allocated, and they only need to pay two yuan a month for accommodation."

"The money we've spent is enough to live here for a lifetime."

Zhang Lei laughed and said, "You can't just look at the present. They can live there now, but nobody can predict the future. But right now, these houses are truly in our hands, and no matter how things change in the future, they're still ours."

Zhang Lei continued with a smile, "Besides, we're not short of money right now. Your man can earn money, so you can spend it freely without worry."

Ye Shuqin shook her head and said, "No, husband, we have to be more frugal. After all, we can't live extravagantly; being thrifty is the only way to make a long-term solution."

Zhang Lei nodded without refuting.

After all, for most people, being thrifty and hardworking is definitely the right thing to do.

But—who can blame him when Zhang Lei is such a cheater?

My buddy has cheat codes, so I'm not afraid of anyone.