My happy life in a courtyard house with triplets.

Chapter 216: Refusing Jia Dongxu to Eat at the Table

Zhang Lei immediately felt like he had struck gold. He smiled and looked at Ye Shuqi, saying repeatedly, "Shuqi, your chess skills are truly superb. You must teach me sometime!"

Ye Shuqi looked at him with a smile in her eyes: "Honey, I only play chess occasionally for fun. What I really learned is Go, which is much more interesting to play."

Upon hearing this, Zhang Lei's mind went blank—if someone is this good at chess just by playing casually, how high must their Go skills be?

Seeing Zhang Lei's surprised expression, the three Ye sisters couldn't help but laugh.

Zhang Lei immediately moved closer to Ye Shuqi, his face full of anticipation: "Shuqi, you're amazing! I've always dreamed of playing chess. Could you teach me properly? One day I'll be able to dominate the chessboard too."

Ye Shuqi chuckled at his words and nodded gently, "Alright, husband, however you want to learn, I'll teach you."

Hearing this, Zhang Lei was overjoyed. He never imagined that he, a terrible chess player, would one day become a chess master.

Ye Shuhua, who was standing nearby, came over and said, "Honey, let me teach you to draw. Drawing is much more interesting than playing chess."

Upon hearing this, Zhang Lei shook his head and said, "No, no, no, I want to play chess."

Seeing Zhang Lei's resolute expression, the three sisters found it somewhat amusing.

At this moment, Ye Shuqi stepped forward and said, "Honey, you also know calligraphy and chess. Why don't you play against her first? If you can beat her, then you can play against me, okay?"

After hearing Ye Shuqi's words, Zhang Lei looked at Ye Shuhua with suspicion and said, "Really?"

Seeing Zhang Lei's skeptical look, Ye Shuhua said defiantly, "What do you mean, really? Husband, we three sisters have all learned the four arts of music, chess, calligraphy, and painting. It's just that each of us has a different strength."

Hearing this, Zhang Lei ran up to Ye Shuhua with a grin and said, "Shuhua, look at you, you don't earn much money working now. Why don't we quit our jobs and stay home to play chess with me, okay?"

Hearing Zhang Lei's words, Ye Shuqin glared at him angrily and said, "Honey, what are you trying to do? This is a bit irresponsible."

Zhang Lei immediately gave an awkward laugh and quickly said, "Just kidding, just kidding."

Seeing Zhang Lei's expression, Ye Shuqin immediately pulled Ye Shuqi and Ye Shuhua away from the front yard, saying, "Let's go see if Uncle He has finished cooking."

Soon, the funeral arrangements for the deaf old lady were complete. An older woman, dressed in mourning clothes, knelt in front of the mourning tent, crying her heart out.

Everyone stepped forward to bow and pay their respects. After the ceremony of burying the deaf old lady was over, the banquet that everyone had been eagerly anticipating was finally about to begin.

He Daqing shouted, "The feast is about to begin!" Immediately, everyone hurried to find their seats.

When Jia Zhangshi led Jia Dongxu out of the Jia family compound, everyone was startled at first sight.

Liu Haizhong stepped forward and said in a deep voice, "Jia Zhangshi, take your son back. He cannot sit at the table."

Seeing Liu Haizhong's appearance, Jia Zhangshi was furious and shouted at the top of her lungs, "Liu Haizhong, you fat bastard, what are you saying? What do you mean my son can't sit at the table?"

Those around him chimed in, "Mrs. Jia, you absolutely can't let him sit at the table! Do you want your son to have another episode of poop and pee flying everywhere?"

Hearing everyone's objections, Jia Dongxu blushed with embarrassment and whispered, "Mom, please put me back in bed."

But Madam Jia was unwilling, and stubbornly shouted, "Why? Why can you all sit and eat, but my son can't sit at the table?"

At this moment, Zhang Lei frowned and looked at Jia Zhangshi, saying, "Jia Zhangshi, it's not that we don't want him to eat, you can give him some from the table, but let's forget about putting it on the table."

Hearing Zhang Lei's words, everyone quickly chimed in, "Yes, yes, He Daqing must still have leftovers. Just take some back for him."

Seeing that everyone was against Jia Dongxu sitting at the table, Madam Jia Zhang did not dare to anger them further. She could only help Jia Dongxu back home and let him lie down on the bed again.

Everyone breathed a sigh of relief upon seeing this, as no one wanted to dine at the same table as Jia Dongxu. Previously, at Liu Haizhong's eldest son Liu Guangqi's wedding, Jia Dongxu had caused a scene with excrement and urine flying everywhere; no one could tolerate it happening again.

The meal went very smoothly. He Daqing's cooking skills were superb, and everyone in the courtyard enjoyed the meal immensely. The entire banquet proceeded without any unexpected incidents.

After everyone finished eating, the second uncle Liu Haizhong and the third uncle Yan Fugui took the initiative to arrange for people to clean up the tables, chairs, and dishes in the courtyard. Zhang Lei did not participate in the cleanup and directly led the three Ye sisters away from the courtyard.

The three sisters found Zhang Lei's behavior rather strange. Ye Shuqin spoke first, asking, "Honey, what's wrong with you? Why did you take us out of the courtyard to go shopping?"

Zhang Lei looked at the three sisters and said softly, "Let's take advantage of this auspicious day to bring you out for a stroll and see what you need. Otherwise, as your bellies get bigger, it won't be as convenient for you to go out and about."

The three sisters felt a warm glow in their hearts after hearing Zhang Lei's words, and they all nodded happily.

Soon, under Zhang Lei's careful care, the group arrived at the department store. Seeing the three sisters head straight for the clothing section, Zhang Lei thoughtfully followed behind, accompanying them the whole way.

Since Ye Shuqin had been to this mall before, she wasn't particularly excited this time. However, the two sisters, Ye Shuqi and Ye Shuhua, lingered around the baby clothing section, chattering away as they picked out clothes and guessed whether their baby was a boy or a girl, pondering what kind of baby clothes would be suitable.

Watching the three sisters chatting happily together, Zhang Lei stood aside, smiling and waiting quietly, his heart filled with joy.

The four of them wandered around outside all afternoon, and it wasn't until it was almost dark that they set off back to the courtyard house. Zhang Lei carried many bags and followed behind the three sisters.

As they reached the middle courtyard, Zhang Lei suddenly saw an older woman walking towards them. Seeing the woman's hesitant expression, Ye Shuqin said to Zhang Lei, "Honey, give us the things, let's go home first."

After listening to Ye Shuqin's words, Zhang Lei nodded and handed over everything he was holding.

After watching the three sisters leave, the older woman said to Zhang Lei, "Zhang Lei, come with me for a moment, I have something I want to tell you."

Zhang Lei agreed and followed the older woman into the house. He sat down at the table and asked, "Auntie, what can I do for you? Is it something you need my help with, or is there something else?"

The older woman smiled upon hearing this and remarked, "Zhang Lei, you're such a kind person. When others see me calling them, they try to avoid me as soon as possible, afraid of getting involved with me, or they ask me for help. Only you, the moment you came in, asked me if I needed any help."

Zhang Lei was a little embarrassed by the praise and said with a smile, "Auntie, please don't praise me anymore. I'll feel embarrassed to stay here if you keep praising me."